Julie Ireton
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251 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard Jan 2025
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Then Walker got a new job at a new school. The punch didn't stop him. Next time on The Banned Teacher. Hearing Sam's story gives another victim the confidence she needs to take a big step. And if I'm the only person who falls under the new laws, then I do have a responsibility.
You've been listening to The Band Teacher, ad-free on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for subscribing. The band Teacher is investigated, reported, written, and hosted by me, Julie Ireton. Alison Cook is the story and script editor, producer, sound designer, and mixer. Felice Chin is our executive producer and story editor. Eve Saint-Laurent is our legal advisor.
Jennifer Chen, Amanda Pfeffer, and Jen White provided valuable production advice. Special thanks to the folks at CBC Podcasts for their support. And the managing editor of CBC Ottawa is Drake Fenton. If you like this podcast, I have another original investigation that might interest you. That's the band played on season one.
All of the episodes are available right now wherever you get your podcasts. If you or someone you know has been sexually abused, community resources can help. Reach out to a trusted person, sexual assault center, or rape crisis center in your area.
You can feel his pain and his rage. Yeah. That was rough.
There's just something about what... Just when he was talking about his daughter and saying he couldn't believe somebody could take advantage of his little girl. And we were the same age, and that's how he looked at it. And I just felt a shift.
Fill me in, what has happened? I had a phone call at 9 o'clock this morning and a voicemail and an email. He is a detective constable with the York Regional Police Major Crimes Bureau Special Victims Unit Cold Case Section.
I just felt a little overcome yesterday. I'm just like, it just washed over me that I feel like it's time.
So I sent in the narrative box. In 1986, 1987, I was a new student in 11th grade at Markham High and became very active in the music program. My music teacher, William Douglas Walker, was an important figure in my life. And in early May 1987, our band went on a chaperone school trip.
He consumed alcohol with us, sexually harassed students, and on May 9th, 1987, had sexual intercourse with me in his hotel room. I have an eyewitness who removed me from his hotel room at his request because I was too drunk to stand.
I was interrogated and humiliated by all of the administrators, who never informed me that a crime had been committed. I thought I was beyond the age of consent and had no idea that consuming alcohol or an adult being in a position of power changed the rules.
Ultimately, Mr. Walker was simply moved to another school again, and I was left to endure the academic fallout and social shaming that continued throughout my time in high school.
Well, I had started it probably 15 times over the last two weeks. I didn't realize that Until I met Anne-Marie and Jeannie, I didn't realize the scale of this. And I didn't realize how deeply, deeply harmed. Like this changed, he's changed lives. He's changed people. You know, it started interfering with my sleep and this feels right to me. And there's been no, there's been no justice.
There's been no justice for anybody in this story since 1973. There's been no justice. And if I'm the only person who falls under the new laws, then I do have a responsibility. I do. It's bigger than me.
I told the ladies, I told the blips, I told the blips on our Facebook group. I said, I've made my report and there was much screaming and, um, offers of support, you know, which is really wonderful.
I am so glad that things are unfolding the way that they are. I kind of wish I'd had this information when I was 30. I think I would have, it wouldn't have derailed my life at 30. It would have derailed my life at 17.
Oh, no.
I think the law has a responsibility when they know they have a predator with multiple complaints to take a deep and a broad look at what happened over a period of 1973 to at least 87, if not longer.
He asked me a lot of really specific questions. Do you remember what sex acts you performed? What was said? Do you remember what was done? And just the level of shame that's still there.
It is good to see you all together. It is. You know, I was thinking this morning, it's almost been a year since we've all met. It's hard to believe it's only been one year. Yeah.
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