The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate says they share the concerns of the premier as it relates to a sexual violence case in the east end of St. John’s.
Yesterday, Premier Andrew Furey directed advocate Linda Clemens-Spurrell and her office to look into the case of 64-year-old Tony Humby and 81-year-old Bruce Escott, who are both accused of sexual violence dating back to the 90s.
Humby recently had 40 new charges laid against him, while Escott has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in November.
Furey calls the information coming to light about the case “deeply concerning.”
In a statement, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate says they share those concerns, and the matter will be investigated.
They say to “protect the integrity and procedural fairness of the investigation and in keeping with the independence of the Office,” they will not be commenting further at this time.