Paul Bernardo Case: Lawsuit by Victims’ Families Seeks More Parole Board Transparency

Paul Bernardo Case: Lawsuit by Victims’ Families Seeks More Parole Board Transparency
(L–R) Doug and Donna French, parents of murder victim Kristen French, with their lawyer Tim Danson after Paul Bernardo's parole hearing at Millhaven Institution in Bath, Ont., on Oct. 17, 2018. Bernardo was again denied parole on June 22, 2021. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
Jason Unrau
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Child killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo was denied parole on June 22, marking the second time since 2018 that the dangerous offender has appealed for his release.

In a related case, the families of Bernardo’s victims, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, are suing the Parole Board of Canada in federal court for the release of evidence or reports pertaining to Bernardo’s possible release that their Access to Information requests failed to produce.