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Home My WebLink AboutEmbattled London high school principal charged with sexual exploitation - National Post - 04/06/2018 - National Post - 04/06/20184/9/2018 Embattled London high school principal charged with sexual exploitation I National Post ePaper NATIONAL*POST NEWS ° FULL(OMMENT , SPORTS m (ULTURE ,, LIFE , MORE n DRIVING o CLASSIFIEDS -� JOBS ° SUBSCRIBE , FINAN(IALPOST Embattled London high school principal charged with sexual exploitation olu..-e (llvt even interviewed b(f,,t➢F �.' fXrNj �u t,��1/�.�f's, his lav,�yersaid headshot from files of Michael Deeb Hello brent.i http://national post.com/news/local-news/lawyer-chafes-at-sex-related-charges-laid-again st-former-pri ncipal/wcm/dff9bdcd-5612-48b2-85dd-e98943b43784 4/9/2018 April 6, 2018 9:50 AM EDT Filed under Local News Embattled London high school principal charged with sexual exploitation I National Post sexual exploitation and one count of sexual assault, his lawyer, Faisal Joseph, told The London Free Press. The age of the complainant is unknown, but police suggested she was between 16 and 17 at the time, he said. "My client is getting railroaded by the #MeToo controversy express," Joseph said. "My client denies the charges completely and absolutely." The Ontario Provincial Police did not seek his client's side of the story before deciding to have the charges laid, Joseph said. "That's unheard of," he said. The Free Press was seeking OPP comment, but had not immediately heard back from the force. Fellow London lawyer Gord Cudmore has been brought on board as co -counsel while Joseph deals with health issues, Joseph said. Deeb's problems began last December, when Najwa Zebian, a London teacher, poet and social media star, made claims on social media that Deeb began harassing IIII IIIA IIII �IIIIIIII X1114°°�IIIIIIIY�� '� °�°° TORONTO WEATHER _1 oc Partly clou(iy _ Feels like -3 °c Tuesday 6 Wednesday http://national post.com/news/local-news/lawyer-chafes-at-sex-related-charges-laid-again st-former-pri ncipal/wcm/dff9bdcd-5612-48b2-85dd-e98943b43784 "We haven't been given any of the details other than we Comment were told for the first time Thursday that the incident involves a complaint of a lady from 18 years ago. It Facebook involves kissing," Joseph said. Twitter Dale Carruthers �M CCi"° Reddit iini� �s @DaleatLFPress Facing two sex charges, longtime #Il...dirnoirut police board r Email member Michael Deeb has resigned from the civilian body, police said Friday. Deeb had previously stepped ��More away from his role as vice -chair amid a probe by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. 9:46 AM - Apr 6, 2018 See Dale Carruthers's other Tweets The age of the complainant is unknown, but police suggested she was between 16 and 17 at the time, he said. "My client is getting railroaded by the #MeToo controversy express," Joseph said. "My client denies the charges completely and absolutely." The Ontario Provincial Police did not seek his client's side of the story before deciding to have the charges laid, Joseph said. "That's unheard of," he said. The Free Press was seeking OPP comment, but had not immediately heard back from the force. Fellow London lawyer Gord Cudmore has been brought on board as co -counsel while Joseph deals with health issues, Joseph said. Deeb's problems began last December, when Najwa Zebian, a London teacher, poet and social media star, made claims on social media that Deeb began harassing IIII IIIA IIII �IIIIIIII X1114°°�IIIIIIIY�� '� °�°° TORONTO WEATHER _1 oc Partly clou(iy _ Feels like -3 °c Tuesday 6 Wednesday http://national post.com/news/local-news/lawyer-chafes-at-sex-related-charges-laid-again st-former-pri ncipal/wcm/dff9bdcd-5612-48b2-85dd-e98943b43784 4/9/2018 Embattled London high school principal charged with sexual exploitation I National Post The school board conducted an external investigation into their relationship. The probe's findings haven't been released to The Free Press, but both continued to work for the board. After the allegations were made public in December, Deeb stepped aside as vice -chair of the London police services board while the Ontario Civilian Police Commission investigated the allegations. My client is getting railroaded 4 the #MeToo controversy express Lawyer If: ais all��Jos,c:ph �O�'OFF In February, he took a leave of absence from his post as principal at H.B. Beal secondary school in London as two more allegations of harassment surfaced, one from 2011 and one from 2012. Deeb also resigned from the St Joseph's Health Care Foundation and Huron University College. In March, notice of a defamation suit on behalf of Deeb was served against Zebian, on the cusp of a speech she gave at an International Women's Day breakfast in London, where she maintained she would not be silenced. Joseph expressed frustration and anger Thursday at how the criminal charges unfolded. Deeb was asked Thursday by the Middlesex OPP to come to the detachment to answer questions about an incident, Joseph said. Even though it's well known Deeb had retained a lawyer for the earlier allegations, police didn't contact him, Wall r ncealrt stylebook C. 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