Former students of Saskatoon private school confident more criminal charges coming
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The former principal of a private Christian school at the centre of multiple abuse investigations was in provincial court on Thursday facing charges of 11 counts of assault with a weapon.
The former principal of a private Christian school at the centre of multiple abuse investigations was in provincial court on Thursday facing charges of 11 counts of assault with a weapon.
Police said 65-year-old Duff Friesen turned himself into Saskatoon police Thursday morning.
Former students of Legacy Christian Academy sat in provincial court Thursday afternoon as the judge read Friesen his release conditions. He is not to contact his alleged victims and is prohibited from working or volunteering in a position of trust or authority with minors.
Friesen will be back in court on the charges on July 17.
The former students first went to police in 2021 and 2022, alleging they were subject to physical and sexual abuse at the school. The investigation was later turned over to the Crown Prosecutor.
They say Friesen and other school officials enforced a culture of fear.
“It was excessive corporal punishment,” said former student Caitlin Erickson, outside the provincial court.
