Montreal Deacon removed after child porn charges

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A prominent West Island deacon who used to speak publicly about sexual crimes has been charged with the production and distribution of child pornography following a police investigation.

William Kokesch, a 65-year-old deacon of St. Edmund of Canterbury Parish in Beaconsfield, was arrested Friday after police carried out two search warrants — one at his home in Pointe Claire and the other at the church.

The Archdiocese of Montreal announced on Saturday it immediately removed Kokesch from all ministry and pastoral activity.


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Here we go again, another in the sad chapters of the religious world preaching
one thing and doing another. Where there is human frailty there will always be
human misery and this demonstrates that clearly. It is not just about this man
its about the victims, the trust issues of his church and the shame he brought to
his family and all of that has to be considered