Defrocked Priest Who Abused Dozens of Inuit Children Now out on Parole

Defrocked Priest Who Abused Dozens of Inuit Children Now out on Parole
Eric Dejaeger leaves an Iqaluit, Nunavut courtroom on Jan. 20, 2011. The Canadian Press/Chris Windeyer
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A defrocked Oblate priest who has been convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children is now out on parole.

Eric Dejaeger had been sentenced to 19 years for crimes committed between 1978 and 1982 that included indecent assault, unlawful confinement, buggery, unlawful sexual intercourse and bestiality.