{
  "id": 406643,
  "title": "Former Selkirk teacher convicted of sexual assault denies latest abuse claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/former-selkirk-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-assault-denies-latest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T20:16:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/08/09/former-selkirk-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-assault-denies-latest-abuse-claim"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former St. John's Cathedral Boys' School teacher Kenneth MacKinnon Mealey has been convicted of sexual assault against multiple students but has now denied allegations of abusing the Manitoba man who is suing him for different claims of sexual violence. Mealey, who was convicted over 20 years ago, is named in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench by a former student who claims Mealey sexually assaulted him in 1982. However, Mealey's defence argues that he did not touch the plaintiff and denies any sexual acts with him. The lawsuit also names the Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land, accusing it of knowing about Mealey's alleged sexual assaults and failing to take action to prevent them. The diocese has not yet responded to the lawsuit.",
  "summary": "A former Selkirk private school teacher, Kenneth MacKinnon Mealey, convicted of sexual assault against several students over 20 years ago, has denied accusations of abusing a current plaintiff who is suing him for different claims of sexual violence. The plaintiff, a former student at the now-closed St. John's Cathedral Boys' School, alleges that Mealey abused him in 1982. However, Mealey denies any sexual contact with the plaintiff, stating that he did not engage in any sexual acts on him. The lawsuit, filed in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench, also names the Anglican Diocese of Rupert’s Land as a defendant, accusing them of knowing of Mealey's alleged sexual assaults and failing to take action to stop the abuse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}