Trial for former private Saskatoon Christian school administrator rescheduled, again
The trial for one of the former administrators charged with assaulting students at a private Christian school in Saskatoon has been adjourned, again.
Ken Schultz is charged with […]
No ‘blanket immunity’ for historical charges against former private Christian school teachers: Sask. regulator
Two former teachers at a private Christian school tried to argue they have immunity from professional disciplinary proceedings because the regulatory board didn’t exist at the time […]
SPTRB Jurisdiction Decision: Dawn Beaudry and Louis Brunelle
Dawn Beaudry and Louis Brunelle (the “Teachers”) have been charged with professional misconduct relating to events alleged to have occurred between 1989 — 2013 and 1989-2001, respectively. […]
Sask. Court of Appeal hears arguments on stayed lawsuit against private Christian school
A civil suit against a Saskatoon private school is in the province’s highest court after it was stayed last summer.
The group of 22 […]
Former Christian school principal gets six-month conditional sentence
Calling Duff Arthur Friesen’s moral culpability “high,” a Saskatoon judge ruled the former Christian school principal will serve a […]
Former Saskatoon school director receives additional 5-month sentence
https://globalnews.ca/news/11560395/former-saskatoon-school-director-additional-sentence/
The former director of a private Christian school in Saskatoon received an additional conditional sentence Thursday, the latest update in a string of assault trials from incidents […]
John Olubobokun pleads guilty to historical assault charges, vacating Saskatoon trial
Instead of going to trial, John Olubobokun has pleaded guilty to historical assault charges while he was the […]
Former Saskatoon Christian school director gets 18-month conditional sentence for assaults on students
The former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school who was found guilty of assaulting students with a wooden paddle will serve an 18-month jail sentence in […]
Crown and defence at odds over sentence for former school director convicted of assault
The Crown and defence are split on sentencing for a former Saskatoon Christian school director convicted of assault with a weapon.
The Crown is seeking jail […]
Judge adjourns 2nd trial for former principal of Saskatoon private Christian school accused of assault
A Saskatoon judge sent dozens of potential jurors home after adjourning the trial for a former principal of Legacy Christian Academy accused of hitting students […]
Former Saskatoon Christian school director found guilty of assaulting students with a weapon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/john-olubobokun-1.7590609
The former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school has been found guilty on nine counts of assault with a weapon.
John Olubobokun was accused of using a […]
Judge dismisses $25M lawsuit against Saskatoon Christian church, school, citing abuse of process
A Saskatoon judge has dismissed a $25-million class action lawsuit launched in 2022 against Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two Church.
Court of King’s Bench Justice Rochelle Wempe […]
Trial of former private Christian school administrator cancelled, next steps unclear
A former administrator charged with assaulting students at a private Christian school in Saskatoon was scheduled to have a jury trial this week.
But while the […]
1st of 2 jury trials begins for former principal of Saskatoon private Christian school accused of assault
The former principal of a private Christian school in Saskatoon is getting his day in court.
Duff Arthur Friesen’s jury trial at Court of King’s Bench before Justice Natasha […]
Second assault trial rescheduled for former Christian school director
A second assault trial scheduled to begin this month for the former director of a long-standing private Christian school in Saskatoon’s north end […]
Letters: Name change cannot erase Saskatoon Christian school’s legacy
Valour? What’s in a name? In recent days we have learned of the most recent name change of Legacy Christian Academy, formerly known […]
Former Christian school admin Ken Schultz faces new criminal charges
https://paherald.sk.ca/former-christian-school-admin-ken-schultz-faces-new-criminal-charges/
A former director and vice-principal of a Saskatoon Christian school is facing more criminal charges on top of the charges […]
Legacy Christian Academy teacher charged with assault with a weapon
https://globalnews.ca/news/10767090/legacy-christian-academy-teacher-charged-assault-with-a-weapon/
Early Tuesday morning, one Saskatoon mom finally heard some happy news as the 44-year-old woman who allegedly assaulted her then 7-year-old son was arrested.
“I got a phone […]
Saskatoon’s Legacy Christian Academy changes name to Valour Academy
Starting this year, Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon has been renamed Valour Academy. The school, on Pinehouse Drive, was previously known as Christian Centre Academy before it became […]
Sask. private school connected to abuse allegations changes its name again
A Saskatoon private school connected to multiple allegations of abuse and human rights violations has changed its name again.
The school, located on Saskatoon’s Pinehouse Drive, was once […]
Sask. city councillor files affidavit denying abuse at private Christian school
A Saskatoon city councillor is denying his involvement in alleged abuse at a private Christian school.
Coun. Randy Donauer is named in a $25 million class […]
Trial delayed: Former Legacy Christian Academy director changes lawyer days before court
https://globalnews.ca/news/10576568/trial-delayed-legacy-christian-academy-john-olubobokun/
The second trial for a former Legacy Christian Academy staff member has come to a halt as former school director John Olubobokun changes his counsel, court said.
Olubobokun has […]
Being hit with paddle hard to forget, student testifies at former Legacy Christian Academy director’s trial
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/trial-principal-legacy-christian-academy-1.7231255
Former students of Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon are continuing to testify at the trial of a former school director who is charged with assaulting them […]
The June 9 protest crowd that refuses to stay quiet in front of Saskatoon’s Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two church
June 9 didn’t pass quietly in Saskatoon. It arrived with signs, voices, and a steady stream of people gathering outside Legacy Christian […]
Saskatoon police confirm investigation of new assault allegations involving Legacy Christian Academy
https://globalnews.ca/news/10544843/assault-allegations-legacy-christian-academy/
Saskatoon police and the Saskatchewan government have confirmed they are investigating new assault allegations at a private school involved in a $25 million abuse lawsuit.
Legacy Christian Academy […]
Duff Friesen, former Legacy Christian principal, elects jury trial on historical assault charges
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/crime/legacy-christian-accused-elects-judge-and-jury-trial
A former Legacy Christian Academy principal charged with 11 counts of assault with a weapon has elected to be tried by a judge and jury […]
‘Felt like a life sentence:’ Former student at Christian school recalls trauma at bible centre
Mark Drapak said he remembers the day he was sent off to Canaan Land, a bible training centre by Big River.
He called it one of the most […]
Letter: Former Christian school official now director of Sask. daycare
Jail time for former Legacy Christian teacher who sexually assaulted student
Victim scoffs as former Saskatoon gym teacher offers her cash during sexual assault sentencing
In an unusual turn of events, the former athletic director of a private Christian school left Saskatoon provincial court in handcuffs — without a jail sentence.
‘I regret my choices’: Sask. education ministry official resigns amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour
A high-ranked executive in Saskatchewan’s ministry of education has resigned the same week a podcast episode was released alleging his inappropriate behaviour.
Michael Walter told CTV […]
Sask. children’s advocate releases investigative report on gov’t oversight into independent schools
Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth has released an investigative report into the Ministry of Education’s oversight of registered independent schools in the province.
The report, called Making […]
Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon pleads guilty to sexual assault, sexual exploitation
Aaron Benneweis, a former coach at the Christian Centre Academy in Saskatoon — now called Legacy Christian Academy — has admitted he sexually assaulted a teen student at the private […]
The Legacy Christian Academy Scandal
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Sask. Ministry of Education criticized for inadequate response to complaints
A recent report from Saskatchewan’s ombudsman says provincial Ministry of Education is unprepared to investigate complaints about registered independent schools.
It says the ministry has no […]
‘Validating’: Assault charges laid against ex-Legacy principal Duff Friesen
A lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse at a Saskatoon Christian school and church says […]
Demonstrators call on Sask. government to make policy changes for Legacy Christian Academy
As churchgoers entered Saskatoon’s Mile Two Church Sunday morning, a throng of demonstrators outside waved signs calling for the connected Christian academy to be defunded, among other changes.
June 11 Protest Turns Sidewalk Into a Reckoning Outside Saskatoon’s Legacy Christian Academy
On a warm June afternoon, the sidewalk outside Mile Two Church became something more than concrete and curb. It turned into a […]
Saskatoon protesters call on province to stop funding embattled private school
Protestors gathered across the street from Mile Two Church and Legacy Christian Academy, calling on the government to cut public funding to the academy as members […]
Former coach at private Christian school in Saskatoon charged with sexual assault, exploitation of a minor
A former coach at a private Christian school in Saskatoon has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor.
Aaron Benneweis, 46, worked at Christian Centre Academy, […]
Man ‘evading’ officials in $18M Canadian abuse lawsuit believed to be in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A man embroiled in an $18 million proposed class-action lawsuit in Saskatoon, Canada, involving allegations of abuse against children, is believed to be […]
Stories of the year: Former students allege there was a ‘failure to protect’ them at Legacy Christian Academy
Allegations of abuse at a private Christian school in Saskatoon triggered a broader reckoning for qualified independent schools in the […]
Saskatoon city councillor, Saskatchewan government named in amended lawsuit
Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer and the Government of Saskatchewan have been named in the amended version of a lawsuit filed in Saskatoon, originally against a local […]
Former students raise concerns about Christian school curriculum
https://www.ckom.com/2022/11/04/former-students-raise-concerns-about-christian-school-curriculum/
References to the Loch Ness monster and an assertion that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time are among the concerns former students of Legacy […]
Loch Ness Monster teachings unacceptable in Sask. independent schools: NDP
As three former students affected by alleged abuse from their independent school sat in the Saskatchewan Legislative gallery on Thursday, […]
Abuse allegations from students at private Sask. Christian school are ‘100% true,’ says former top official
A former top official with a private Saskatoon Christian school and church says he believes the students now coming forward with stories of violent discipline, solitary confinement, […]
Officials unable to track down former Sask. pastor at centre of $25M abuse lawsuit
Officials have been unable to track down a former Saskatoon pastor at the centre of a $25-million lawsuit, but a judge has agreed to an unusual alternative.
Pastor […]
‘It’s shaped my whole life’: Former students of Sask. Christian school allege teacher sexually abused them
Three women who attended a private Saskatoon Christian school and attached church allege they were sexually abused by a Sunday school teacher in the ’90s when they were four […]
‘This is a systemic issue’: Sask. youth advocate to investigate independent school system
Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Lisa Broda says she has reviewed all information handed over from the Ministry of Education.
It soon became clear a […]
Ministry, police received complaints years ago about shuttered Grace Christian School
Saskatoon school linked to abuse claims has been shut down
https://globalnews.ca/news/9086539/grace-christian-school-saskatoon-license-revoked/
Grace Christian School, one of three schools in Saskatchewan assigned a school administrator after abuse claims came out at one of the schools at the beginning […]
Saskatchewan’s appointed school administrators start work Wednesday
https://globalnews.ca/news/9076744/administrators-sask-christian-schools-start/
School administrators appointed to Legacy Christian Academy and Grace Christian School in Saskatoon, and Regent Christian Academy in Prince Albert will start this week, after abuse claims […]
Opinion: We need a review of education and who we trust to deliver it in Saskatchewan
At least 18 former students of the Christian Centre Academy (CCA) in Saskatoon, now known as the Legacy Christian Academy (LCA) have filed complaints with […]
Teachers accused in Legacy Christian Academy scandal removed from schools
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/legacy-christian-academy-teachers-1.6555853
Teachers accused in the Legacy Christian Academy scandal will no longer be in Saskatchewan classrooms during the upcoming school year, the provincial government confirmed Thursday.
A lawsuit was […]
Former students say those named in Sask. Christian school lawsuit shouldn’t be educating during investigation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/legacy-christian-academy-administrator-1.6548566
Former students of a private Christian school in Saskatchewan where physical and sexual abuse is alleged to have taken place say the provincial government needs to be more transparent […]
Lease terminated for Sask. private Christian school linked to abuse investigation
A private Saskatoon Christian school’s rental agreement is being terminated because of the school’s connection to widespread abuse allegations.
Grace Christian School was renting space inside Forest Grove […]
$25 million lawsuit filed alleging abuse and sexual assault from Sask. school
A class action lawsuit for $25 million has been launched alleging that Mile Two Church Inc., who operated Legacy Christian Academy, located in Saskatoon, as well as […]
List of students alleging abuse at Sask. Christian school growing rapidly
The chorus of former students from a private Saskatoon Christian school with stories of abuse and degradation is growing.
They include children and grandchildren of top officials from Christian […]
‘I got paddled a lot’: former student shares allegations of abuse at Saskatoon Christian school
Jillian Kudryk couldn’t say how many times she was physically disciplined while she attended Christian Centre Academy.
That number would exponentially increase, she said, if it […]
Exorcisms, violent discipline and other abuse alleged by former students of private Sask. Christian school
Coy Nolin and his mother say they had no idea the four people in their living room were about to conduct a violent exorcism to […]
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The Statement of Claim was issued on August 8, 2022. The next step will be collecting information, and certification of the claim as a class action on behalf of all minors who attended Legacy Christian Academy, Christian Centre Academy, Saskatoon Christian Centre, and/or Mile Two Church from 1982 to present.