70 Year-Old B'ani B'rith
Director Arrested In Montreal
Dozens Of Videos On His
Computer
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Jewish Director Of B'nai B'rith Of Canada
Bill Surkis, 70, who is a prominent member of Montreal's Jewish
community was arrested today. He is the Quebec Regional Director of
the B'nai Brith Canada, a director of Montréal's Holocaust Museum,
and dean at John Abbott College. He was led to court in handcuffs
Friday to face charges related to accessing and possessing child
pornography.
Surkis spent the night in jail, and was released on bail, on a
number of conditions that restrict his access to children and the
Internet.
"They know me as a staunch individual, they know that I've stood
for what is right. I continue to stand for what is right. That's why
we're doing the things that we're doing so that we can clear my
name."
When Surkis was asked how the pornographic material ended up on
his hard drive, his lawyer, Steven Slimovitch, intervened.
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Virus check on computer revealed pornographic material
The child pornography was allegedly discovered after Surkis
took his computer to a store to be checked out for viruses.
"It was the people at the computer store who noticed these
images on his computer," said CTV Montreal's Rob Lurie, reporting
live from the Montreal courthouse. "We're talking about 23
videos, allegedly of child pornography, found on the hard drive of
his computer," Lurie added.
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Jewish Community Stands By Predator
Surkis said members of the Jewish community will be
disappointed by the news of the charges against him, but said
he remains hopeful that he will maintain his reputation.
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Will Canada's Prime Minister Intervene?
Canada's Jews have put out an urgent cry to PM Harper to get
charges dropped on Bill Surkis.
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He May Flee To Israel
And he was ordered to give up his passport and remain in Quebec
unless given written permission by the prosecutor.
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Judge Orders Defendant To Stay Away From Children
He is forbidden from being in the presence of minors or in
any park or playground where minors congregate, this condition
also applies to his own grandchildren.
He is forbidden from using his computer or any other
equipment to access the Internet except for work purposes, and
he is barred from going to Internet cafés.
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