TORONTO — The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal will now face close to a decade in prison after Ontario’s highest court found his original sentence was inadequate given the “staggering” magnitude of his crimes. “I am not the first to say that offenders must understand that sexual abuse of children cannot be countenanced and I will not be the last. Micheal McTague, another victim from Stuckless’s first trial, said the appeal court decision gave him a sense of vindication. At the same time, he said, nothing can heal the damage inflicted by Stuckless’s abuse. He previously pleaded guilty in 1997 for sex assaults on 24 boys while he worked as an equipment manager at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens between 1969 and 1988.

Source: National Post June 18, 2019 20:37 UTC