WATCH | Sexual assault survivors stunned to learn peer mentor was convicted sex offender:Sexual assault survivors stunned to learn peer support mentor was sex offender The National 3:06 Participants of a trauma retreat for sexual assault survivors, including military veterans, were stunned to learn that a sex offender served as a peer mentor at the program. "I sincerely apologize for any hurt that any program participants have felt," said Rutherford in a letter obtained by CBC News. Bessemann said he has been treating survivors of sexual trauma for 32 years as a clinician. Female participants of Project Trauma Support in Perth, Ont., join in a group hug at the centre of a labyrinth. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) investigated a complaint into the matter and determined in 2019 it was inappropriate that a convicted sex offender was peer mentoring sexual assault survivors.

Source: CBC News May 16, 2021 02:03 UTC