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The defendants of the case filed by former CEO of Vancouver Olympics, John Furlong, suing three person responsible for publishing a newspaper article in September 2012, which publicly accused him of abusing students almost 40 years ago, have filed court papers to defend the allegations. The article published on Sept. 27, 2012 in the Georgia Straight, mentions accounts of eight former students who claim to be victims of physical and verbal abusive by Furlong, during his time as a volunteer teacher in northern B.C. around 1970.
The response filed by the Georgia Straight’s publisher Daniel McLeod, editor Charlie Smith and Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. declares that the civil claim, filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, regarding the article is not at all defamatory or even capable of being defamatory. The documents state that “alternatively, the Newspaper Defendants are protected by the common law defences of responsible communication, fair comment, justification and consent.” Three of the dependants have collectively asserted that Furlong has “suffered no loss, damage or expense, or any injury to reputation” from the article, hence the court shall not assess any damages against them.
Whereas, on the other hand, the lawyer of Furlong filed the lawsuit against McLeod, Smith, Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp., along with the author of the article, Laura Robinson. The response filed by these defendants centers mainly on “Patriot Hearts,” i.e. a book authored by Furlong about his immigration to Canada, along with legislative declarations acquired from eight alleged victims of former Olympic CEO’s physical abuse, bully and racial taunting.
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