Mary Gowans Case
This blog is about an ex-Toronto teacher getting wrongly
accused of sexual assaulting a student and getting her reputation ruined by a
student who falsely accused her with no real evidence. The teacher that works
at Joseph Howe Senior Public School, loses her job that will be also very hard
to get back, she may still face a disciplinary hearing from the Ontario College
of Teacher. I think that this is very important new article for other people to
understand the issues that has to do with the law and how they are being
applied and affected by other people’s lives. Reading and watching this blog
that I posted shows you more about this case and how the media was involved because
they would look at this case and compare it with other case related by making
her look more of the accused then a person who is being wrongly accused.
A former Toronto teacher who was accused of sexually assaulting a teen when
he was a student at the school where she had taught has been found not guilty by
a judge.
Here is a you-tube video to get a better understanding:
Mary Gowans was being charged with sexual assault and sexual interference
for alleged incidents in 2010 involving a 15-year-old male student who is now
18. The case was heard by Judge John McMahon alone who ruled, that there were
too many inconsistencies in the testimony that he heard, and found that the
French teacher was not guilty for both charges. The judge said the teen's
evidence was inconsistent with earlier statements to police. He called those
inconsistencies "significant and troubling.” Judge McMahon later said he
couldn't be certain of the teen's version of events and said the Crown had not
met the burden of proof."
During the trial, the court heard that the pair often spent time alone
together outside the classroom. He babysat her children and they frequently
went running together. Gowans testified she did not engage in an inappropriate
sexual relationship with the former student, who cannot be named under law.
"The former French teacher said the allegations and charges against her
destroyed her life."
"After the arrest in 2010, obviously that caused a great deal of stress
in our family," Gowans told the court."
Gowans had to put up with a lot through this trial; she quits her job
because she felt like she had no choice, and her marriage ended because of the
allegations.
Outside the court Gowans spoke briefly to reporters saying:
"Obviously I'm very glad that this is over today," she said.
"The last three years of my life have been virtually destroyed as a result
of these allegations. And I'm glad it's over, but at the same time I have the
task of rebuilding my life now."
"Gowans's lawyer said her reputation has been so badly damaged that she may
never recover."
This picture show how upset and unhappy Ms.Gowan was during the trial proceedings.
“The last three years of my life have virtually been destroyed as a result of the allegations,” said Ms. Gowans, who began sobbing quietly after Justice John McMahon delivered his verdict. “I’m glad it’s over. At the same time, I have the task of rebuilding my life now… and I just want to let everybody know that I didn’t do anything.”
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