Overview

• The father, now 72, alleges he was raped at age 14 in 1968 by a female supervisor at St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay
• He reached a settlement with the Anglican Church in 2008, which the church now contends bars any further claims
• DNA testing in early 2025 confirmed that the 56-year-old son is his biological child, prompting a traumatic reunion
• They filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, seeking damages to achieve closure and healing
• The Anglican Church of Canada has not yet filed a response to the lawsuit or publicly addressed the allegations