Fr. Abbass speaks

Fr. Paul Abbass, the priest and former executive director of Talbot House Recovery Centre who was subjected to false accusations of sexual misconduct promoted behind the scenes by an official of the Department of Community Services, and whose reputation continues to suffer due to the Dexter Government's apparent determination to defend the Department's behaviour, has issued his first statement on the matter: At the end of last week I was informed by the Cape Breton Regional Police Service that they had concluded their investigation and will not be laying any criminal charges. Obviously I was pleased and relieved that this matter...