5 years prison time ‘not enough’ for fraudulent social worker: First Nations leaders
A fraudulent social worker was sentenced to five years in prison, on July 25, following a lengthy trial in a Kelowna Supreme Court.
“Five years in prison is simply not enough for the thirteen, very serious, criminal charges in this heinous crime committed against our most vulnerable First Nations children and youth. We are relieved that he is going to be serving time, yet we are highly concerned that this sentence is not long enough given the lifetime of trauma he inflicted on his victims,” stated Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit Political Executive.
“The Social Workers Act must be updated… Saunders should have never been able to get away with pretending to be a social worker… further, there is an urgent need to change laws and policies in B.C. so First Nations youth are with kinship placements and family, and not in group homes, hotels and at the mercy of those who exploit them for self-gain,” said BCAFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee.
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