June 6, 2009
PEMBROKE — A well-known local Roman Catholic priest has been accused of sexually assaulting three victims.Twenty-five years to the day after his ordination as a priest, Monsignor Robert Borne, 60, was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police, Renfrew County Crime Unit, for incidents alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1995.
The charges were laid on April 20 of this year.
Monsignor Borne, a native of Pembroke, was charged with two counts each of gross indecency, indecent assault and breach of trust in relation to three victims.
He was arrested yesterday when he turned himself in at the Renfrew detachment. He has been released on conditions and is to appear in Pembroke court on July 7. …
According to police, they began their investigation in January 2008 after receiving a complaint that Msgr. Borne had sexually assaulted a then-teenage boy while visiting with Msgr. Borne. The statement issued by police said that the other victims were identified as a result of the initial investigation. …
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