A Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, George Edward Keays, 71 of Innisfil, Ontario, was arrested yesterday and charged with sexual assault. Toronto Police report the allegation that a 28-year-old man was sexually assaulted over a seven-month period from January to July of this year. Police were called to a sexual assault on Thursday in the area of Queen Street East and Parliament Street. Father Keays is or was the Chaplain at The Good Shepherd Mission located at 412 Queen Street East in the immediate vicinity of Queen and Parliament Streets. Confidential sources indicate he may be on medical leave.
A 2018 article on The Good Shepherd Mission in the Toronto Sun featured Father Keays.
Father Keays a "late vocation" ordained in his early 50's is entitled to his defence. Yet, serious questions must be raised. Given the proximity to the alleged sexual assault and The Good Shepherd Mission, was the alleged victim seeking help there for the last seven months and preyed upon by Keays or is it a case where the man is disturbed and has made false allegations against the priest? Or does the report in the Toronto Star indicates that "police responded to a call of sexual assault," suggest that the perpetrator was caught in the act?
Keays is scheduled to appear at the College Park courts on September 22 and Toronto Police suspect there may be more victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto Police at 416-808-5100.
4 comments:
Fr. Ed is a good priest. The allegations sound concocted. Someone’s looking for a payout.
A 28 year old adult...sexually assaulted over a 7 month period? Red flags all over the place! The benefit of the doubt should go to the accused. I call b.s. on this one.
I agree it sounds sketchy. What 28 year old would be so weak that a 71 year old can sexually assault him repeatedly 6 months.
Yes, it is possible it is a set-up.
However, you are missing the modus operandi of a sexual predator and the mental anguish of a victim.
The Good Shepherd Mission is in the poorest part of downtown Toronto. Think about that.
What I cannot reveal, is what I was told by priests of comments by this one almost 20 years ago that left them feeling "creeped out" and lead to an obvious conclusion.
One question, "Why did the Toronto Police nor the Toronto Star in their article reveal that the alleged perpetrator is a Catholic priest or the association with The Good Shepherd Mission." This is the question you should be asking.
Is there a damage control effort from Yonge Street?
When a certain Irishman was Chief and a certain Irishman Monsignor of the same name was found somewhere he should not be and brought home to "Papa" did we hear about it?
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