Jeannie McKay

Well, I kind of see Anne-Marie as the deputy minister of the group.

Well, I kind of see Anne-Marie as the deputy minister of the group.

Allie is listening. They validate her own anger and sadness. She put herself out there. This group gave Allie the confidence to tell the detective her story.

Allie is listening. They validate her own anger and sadness. She put herself out there. This group gave Allie the confidence to tell the detective her story.

Police inaction only feeds that shame. It doesn't take it away. And it all leaves me with more homework to do. I have more questions for the music teacher himself. I haven't contacted Doug Walker in more than a year. I corresponded with him before I published the initial investigation about Anne-Marie and Jeannie, but now there have been many more allegations by many more women.

Police inaction only feeds that shame. It doesn't take it away. And it all leaves me with more homework to do. I have more questions for the music teacher himself. I haven't contacted Doug Walker in more than a year. I corresponded with him before I published the initial investigation about Anne-Marie and Jeannie, but now there have been many more allegations by many more women.

The former teacher needs an opportunity to respond. I start writing down questions, and I send him an email requesting an interview. I wait to hear back. Then I continue my legal research. I Google, look up studies, read law papers, and contact people across the country. But there's a provision in the criminal code that vitiates consent.

The former teacher needs an opportunity to respond. I start writing down questions, and I send him an email requesting an interview. I wait to hear back. Then I continue my legal research. I Google, look up studies, read law papers, and contact people across the country. But there's a provision in the criminal code that vitiates consent.

And I learn more about legal provisions than I ever thought I'd have to. I chat with more academics, former Crown attorneys, legal advocates. I seek out those who know and understand old sexual assault laws and how they're applied to cases involving boy victims or girl victims. This is a dysfunctional area of law.

And I learn more about legal provisions than I ever thought I'd have to. I chat with more academics, former Crown attorneys, legal advocates. I seek out those who know and understand old sexual assault laws and how they're applied to cases involving boy victims or girl victims. This is a dysfunctional area of law.

Then during one of our chats, Anne-Marie remembers the first lawyer she ever spoke to about her case. She asks me to find him.

Then during one of our chats, Anne-Marie remembers the first lawyer she ever spoke to about her case. She asks me to find him.

This was way back, about eight years ago, before she went to the police, before she met me. The Ontario government had just set up a pilot program.

This was way back, about eight years ago, before she went to the police, before she met me. The Ontario government had just set up a pilot program.

The program is free for victims of sexual assault. It's available in several provinces. It provides four hours with a lawyer.

The program is free for victims of sexual assault. It's available in several provinces. It provides four hours with a lawyer.

That's at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

That's at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Blair is a big man with a big smile and a warm laugh. I can see how he would have put Anne-Marie at ease. He comes with years of experience at law clinics at two Ontario universities. He hears from many victims, most of them women.

Blair is a big man with a big smile and a warm laugh. I can see how he would have put Anne-Marie at ease. He comes with years of experience at law clinics at two Ontario universities. He hears from many victims, most of them women.