A FORMER North Vancouver
secondary school teacher was
sentenced to 21 days in jail on
Wednesday = for — sexually
assaulting a student while on a
field trip in 1993,

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

Daryt Wayne Samson, 42. was
found guilty of the charge in May.
After Judge Bill Rodgers read
his decision and left the court room,
Samson’s — sister-in-law, Deanne

DARYL WAYNE Samson sen-
tenced for assault Wednesday.

Lenarduzzi, yelled, “Whose payroll
is he on?”

Samson's wife, Karen, sobbed
loudly as the former Sutherland
secondary teacher was led into the
prisoner's area by a sheriff.

In a hall outside the North
Vancouver provincial court room, a
group) of women __ including
Lenarduzzi comforted a weeping
Karen Samson.

As a News reporter walked past,
Lenarduzzi said, “Get out of my
face,” and made threatening
remarks as she broke from the
group and angrily walked towards
the News reporter. ~

“Leave her: she’s. not worth it,”
said Karen Samson.

Rodgers said the aggravating
factor in the Daryl Samson case
related to the then teacher’s posi-
tion of trust with respect to the 17-.

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year-old student: involved.

“Teachers hold a unique position
in our society: Parents entrust to
teachers their inost valued posses-
sion: their children.” said Rodgers.

“Parents expect their children
will be nurtured and protected
while in the care of their teachers.”
he added

He suid the courts had to
denounce any violation of this trust
in the strongest possible term,

“Ht must be made clear to other

teachers or persons in positions of

trust aver children that sexnal
assaults upon children will not be
tolerated.” suid) Rodvers, reading
his 10-paze decision.

“Personal peoblems, such as
aleoholism, can't come before the
duty of care which is owed to the
children.” said Rodgers.

He acknowledged that Daryl
Samson's alcohol-abuse rehabilita-
tion was well under way.

Rodgers said the former

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from bis teaching jab “may vo
some way towards imecting the
objective of general deterrence.”

The teenaver bad been sexually
assaulted on a bed occupied by
Sampson, another 17-year-old
female student and another man,

The sexual assauit took place in
the carly morning after the four hid
drank beer and ate pizza in the
men's hotel roan,

Samson. a fornier Whitecaps

soever player, denied sevualls
assuung the student.

Samson alsa
mnonths’® probation.

The aflermoon court proceedings
had been delaved an Rodgers
aureed to be filmed by a television
crew.

Rodgers mads headdines Chis
week by biking court ime to ques-
tion the status of independence of
provincial court judges. Rodgers’
remarks were in response to. the
provincial government's rejection
last week of a raise for judges.

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