Anne-Marie Robinson
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It was just this weird combination of Anger, relief, not being alone, but also just like a gut punch.
It was just this weird combination of Anger, relief, not being alone, but also just like a gut punch.
Thanks to an old contact at the Royal Regiment of Canada Band, Anne-Marie Robinson now has the name of the other student who reported Doug Walker. This woman blew the whistle. He was banned from teaching. That anxious excitement is back in her voice. So it was very emotional for me.
Thanks to an old contact at the Royal Regiment of Canada Band, Anne-Marie Robinson now has the name of the other student who reported Doug Walker. This woman blew the whistle. He was banned from teaching. That anxious excitement is back in her voice. So it was very emotional for me.
Anne-Marie sits at the desk in her home office, talking to me by video. Her brown bangs brush the top of her glasses. Every now and then I hear her little dog yipping.
Anne-Marie sits at the desk in her home office, talking to me by video. Her brown bangs brush the top of her glasses. Every now and then I hear her little dog yipping.
For the first time since the criminal case against the former teacher was dismissed, I see some hope in her eyes.
For the first time since the criminal case against the former teacher was dismissed, I see some hope in her eyes.
She wonders if knowing this woman and maybe other survivors would have made a difference to her court case. Strength in numbers? Like you said, she doesn't have to reveal her name. To protect her identity, we'll refer to her as J.M.
She wonders if knowing this woman and maybe other survivors would have made a difference to her court case. Strength in numbers? Like you said, she doesn't have to reveal her name. To protect her identity, we'll refer to her as J.M.
J.M. is a teacher, and she lives in British Columbia. She's in her late 50s. J.M. played with the military band, too.
J.M. is a teacher, and she lives in British Columbia. She's in her late 50s. J.M. played with the military band, too.
It sounds like Anne-Marie is trying to convince herself. She's actually consumed by guilt when she thinks about this woman. JM's experience came soon after the music teacher left Anne-Marie's school. And Anne-Marie didn't report him back in high school. I felt physically ill at one point.
It sounds like Anne-Marie is trying to convince herself. She's actually consumed by guilt when she thinks about this woman. JM's experience came soon after the music teacher left Anne-Marie's school. And Anne-Marie didn't report him back in high school. I felt physically ill at one point.
She knows what she wants to say, but how to say it?
She knows what she wants to say, but how to say it?
Anne-Marie sends an email to an address she's found online for JM. The introduction is made and we wait. The Band Teacher. I'm Julie Ireton. This is season two of The Band Played On. Anne-Marie Robinson lost her battle in court. The charge of rape was dropped. The case didn't go to trial, but questions linger, and Anne-Marie and I are pursuing answers.
Anne-Marie sends an email to an address she's found online for JM. The introduction is made and we wait. The Band Teacher. I'm Julie Ireton. This is season two of The Band Played On. Anne-Marie Robinson lost her battle in court. The charge of rape was dropped. The case didn't go to trial, but questions linger, and Anne-Marie and I are pursuing answers.
Our story began in Canada's biggest city, but it's about to take us across the country and well beyond this one survivor. Episode 4, Hello Powerful Woman.
Our story began in Canada's biggest city, but it's about to take us across the country and well beyond this one survivor. Episode 4, Hello Powerful Woman.