Victims express lingering anxiety, distrust, after former teacher at Holy Trinity found guilty of assaults in 2017-18

Two former students of a former teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School told a Cornwall court on Tursday they’re still dealing with the negative impacts of their teacher’s assaults almost eight years after they occurred. Gabriel Richer appeared before Ontario Court of Justice Judge Julien Lalande via Zoom. Richer was initially found guilty of six counts of sexual assault in 2019, stemming from incidents that occurred in 2017-18. Richer appealed the verdict in 2022 and the c