Nearly four decades after a school psychologist was found guilty of molesting students — which resulted in policy changes in how Manitoba school divisions hire staff — a former student is suing, claiming he was sexually assaulted by the man. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Nearly four decades after a school psychologist was found guilty of molesting students — which resulted in policy changes in how Manitoba school divisions hire staff — a former student is suing, claiming he was sexually assaulted by the man. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Nearly four decades after a school psychologist was found guilty of molesting students — which resulted in policy changes in how Manitoba school divisions hire staff — a former student is suing, claiming he was sexually assaulted by the man.
Richard Bruce Thomae used “the position of power granted by the (Beautiful Plains School Division)” to sexually assault the man when he “was young, vulnerable and in need of guidance,” the lawsuit reads. Tyler Dennis, a Vancouver-based lawyer who is representing the man, said what happened to his client around the ages of 12 to 14 “was absolutely atrocious. An article in the Free Press in August 1986 documents the provincial education department’s move to check the backgrounds of out-of-province teachers following revelations that convicted sex offender Richard Thomae had been hired a.