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“TERRACE —~ A man on
tral’ shere for -sexually
“assaulting a deat. woman has.-
been found not: guilty. by ‘a

_ Supreme Court justice.

The. ‘victim :; — ;who-is a.
deaf-mute | a testified |
‘through « an interpreter..
- against a man inher northern
B.C. native village. so. 3

Justice Kenneth Lysyk ‘on. os

Apr. .26:-acquitted Gordon .
_ Peter: ‘Dennis -in,the ‘alleged
rape at'.a-1989 New. Years.
Day party on the grounds t the
woman Was: unable. to, com:
municate ‘to. “him” “that she.
didn’t want to have sex...

The woman testified Den-
nis. dragged. sher,’-into:--a.
bedroom. and. ‘covered her.
mouth with his hand.to keep -
her quiet. She told the court,
‘she was crying, making loud.
noises and attempting - to
fight back.

Doubt pro
rape acquittal *

“She says she did not con-
sent,’’ Lysyk: “ruled, “*
believe she i is telling | the. rath
about that. me

the: wohian’s’ difficulty
answering questions’ ‘ine
‘raised questions about:
ability‘ to. let: the. man ‘iciow
‘she didn’t want sex. oa

defence. ‘lawyer | Darrell:
O* Byrne’ s.- contention
Dennis. honestly. believed
consented, ‘and: that! the c-
tim.:-was ..uriable to:
municate otherwise. ;

failed. to ‘prove.
reasonable doubt that Dennis
didn’t. honestly: believe the
woman . consented, “The
defence of honest. belief -has .:.
not -been. negated beyond
reasonable doubt,”’ he ve said g

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— But Lysyk. said . he’

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_Lysyk* ruled. the Ge

‘said,
_ think our offers have been faisly
good.» Going” by.. other. set=
7 tlementé: ‘in other districts, ours
. is not that far off the mark...
. Although the two sides ate |

Smithers : Just; beford: midnight: £
‘on Apr; 30 and: san the store «fe
clerk:.and ‘customer, ‘Inside .at’ BS
unpoint,’ Baker said. The man, [3
vermed with a handgun, took [5S
$250 from the till and $150 ftom, ;
e customer and ‘fled... Bes
: 100 Mite RCMP made thoar- J

“Tere “man -was : arrested. ad
day.in' 100 Mile House aid 1s be-
in charged: With the'é armed rab-

‘- tye i fide dwn, f
Prince Géotge RCMB als <3 hare
_-Warrant for’ er

are poised to strike as early as
Monday after their union served
72-hour strike notice yesterday.

Monday on when to feturn 10 the
bargaining table ‘and whether a
mediator should bepresent.

Meanwhile,-union leaders say

‘last week's strike vote ~ in which

Jocal teachers. voted: 75 per cent -

to:support a strike call - ‘Is good
enodigh for them," Bo tae

“That's fine," sila Terrace

District’ Teachers’ Association

president Robert Brown. ‘The
majority has spoken. The major-
ity of teachers wants to back our
demands, and thinks the board is
being ‘unreasonable ‘dnd has
given us the mandate to call
them out on strike Lo support our
demands,’” -

“Things are . definitely:
heating up,”” Brown said. “Tm
still optimistic the-board won't:
walt to-go. through a. ‘long i
‘agonizing. :strike. like Khimat’

did, and we'll be able-to reach
across the table and shake
hands for the first time in many

years.”

The union called . for ‘Iast
week's strike vote following

mediator Vince Ready's failed
attempt to. break the bargaining ;

deadlock:

Ready: ‘walked out of the talks ;
Apr. 25, saying the two sides

were ‘‘just. too far apart”’ for
any mediation efforts,to work.

"Te's frustrating,” said board -
vice-chairman Wayne Braid on |
- hearing the results of the strike

vote. ‘‘We- really hoped. it

‘wouldn't come to this.” ©

Braid said “trustees -
worked hard ta try to’ reach a
fair settlement. «.

"Pm “still: optimistic that 1 we:
can work out a-solution;’® he
“Prom what I’ve -seen I

TERRACE — Terrace teachers |

" dicapped ‘children

fave |

Robart Brown

close on the issue of wage in-
creases, the teachers’ union says
the complete package offer ihe
board made Mar. 1 is worse

than their current contract.

They say .: includes
“‘clawbacks”” itfat uld create
larger class. sizes “and: looser
rules on mainstreaming of han
: cariilaa
areas 0 management rights.
"Trustees say théboard’s offer

’

_ is camparable:tq’ ‘the contracts

already | signed. ‘by: most other
districts i in the ‘province. °

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