A Corner Brook priest has been charged with assaulting a student at a school event in the Bay of Islands just before Christmas.
According to a release issued by the RCMP early Tuesday afternoon, 57-year-old James Patrick Robertson is facing one charge after Robertson had attended the unnamed school for a holiday event Dec. 21.
The RCMP has confirmed this is Msgr. Jim Robertson who, according to the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador website, is the parish priest at both Sacred Heart Parish in the Curling area of Corner Brook and at Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Benoit’s Cove.
The police said it only completed its investigation into the matter last week.
Robertson was released from police custody with conditions, including having no contact with the victim and to remain away from the victim’s place of residence and school.
Robertson’s matter is scheduled to be called at provincial court in Corner Brook on May 28.
***This article was updated April 30, 2019 to confirm the accused's identity.
