(Pembroke, Ontario) – On July 29, 2013, as a result of an investigation being conducted by the Upper Ottawa Valley Crime Unit, Father Howard CHABOT was arrested and charged with one count of Sexual Assault and one count of Gross Indecency.
The charges are as a result of a complaint of an incident that occurred in 1985 in Pembroke.
He was released on a Promise to Appear and Office-In-Charge Undertaking with to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Pembroke on September 3, 2013. P
Police are requesting anyone with any information about this investigation to call Detective Constable Marc Gauvin at 613-735-0188 or 1-888-310-1122, or to contact Crime Stoppers.