There was an initial response of outrage this afternoon after Paul Leroux was sentenced to just three years in a federal prison.
Leroux, who was a dormitory supervisor at the Beauval Indian Residential School in the 1960’s, was convicted last month of numerous sexual crimes against young boys.
Speaking outside a Battleford courtroom, one of Leroux’s victims, who cannot be named because of publication ban, says he can’t believe the former dorm supervisor got off with such a light sentence after damaging so many lives.
“After hearing today’s sentence, I’m totally disappointed, totally like system is working against us victims,” he says.
Prosecutor Mitch Piché says the Crown will likely appeal.