Evidence of teacher's case considered by judge

: JUDGE BILL Rodgers ‘said
Friday that he ‘needs .time to
review. evidence. from the trial
of: a: Sutherland secondary
teacher facing’ sex charges.

By Anna Marie D "Angelo
News Reporter . °

The North Varicouver provincial

wit= judge said he would reveal
his decision on the charges May 1.

‘The teacher, Daryl Samson, 42,

is charged with two counts of sexu-:
al touching and one count of sexu-
al assault of a 17-year-old student on
: .” dence was the only evidence which .
--related to the actual charges.

on Nov. 19,1993. . .
‘:Samson,’.2: former Whitecaps
‘occer. player, ‘has been suspended

from his North Vancouver teaching

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She said Samson was not going
“to spell it out in so many words”
because he likely was unsure of
how much the girl was aware of the
alleged sexual incidents.

Parson was referring to
Samson's comment to the alleged

.victim as heard by the court: “I'd

hate for this. to have happened to
my daughter.”

Parson pointed out that Samson
has a son as well. -.

Meanwhile - on . Thursday.
Samson's lawyer, Don Muldoon,

said the Crown has not proven any:

of the case’s allegations.
He said the alleged victim’s evi-

+ Her testimony, Muldoon said,

“was inconsistent and unreliable.

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Muldoon added, “She articulat-

‘ed uncertainty whether anything

happened.”

Muldoon said his client admit-—

ted-on the stand that he had done
many things on the school outing
that were inappropriate.

“If it (the sexual offences) did ‘-
said”

happen, he’d remember.”
Muldoon.

“Samson admitted to drinking

heavily. that. day... massaging the
-Yalleged victim’s calves and feet
“with cream and Jaying on a bed at

night with two female students and

‘another. man.

. Muldoon said Parson had led
evidence and selected choice state-

ments relating to sex made in the -
hotel room during several hours of

drinking banter.

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