A 56-year-old adopted B.C. man, who tracked down his biological father two years ago, discovered he had been born as a result of sexual assault at a residential school in Alert Bay. Now he and his father, 72, are suing the Anglican Church for damages, including for the son’s loss of knowledge of his Indigenous heritage and decades of federal benefits, according to a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court. The case dates back to 1968, when the father — Postmedia is not naming the plaintiffs because of its policy of not naming victims of sexual assault…

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Man conceived at B.C. residential school and his dad sue Anglican Church
July 10, 2025