As a teen, Anne-Marie Robinson dreamed of becoming a professional musician. The talented French horn player soon became the music teacher’s favourite. But it wasn’t the kind of attention she wanted. On a band trip, he bought the kids alcohol and she ended up in his hotel bed. Decades later, she ran into him. It was like seeing a ghost.
Chapter 1: What is the background of Anne-Marie Robinson?
Her music teacher, Doug Walker. Mr. Walker.
He had kind of short blonde hair. He was a bit overweight and tall. the band leader. He was like one of the kids. You know, he hung out with kids, it seems. I kind of associate him more with hanging out with the kids than his colleagues. Which at the time, you know, we thought he was cool because of that. But now it just seems kind of odd to me.
He would have been in his late 20s, maybe almost 30.
It's clear from photos Anne-Marie was an attractive teenager. She dressed up for band. Our band uniform was a blazer and a shirt.
Her dark brown hair was feathered. Oh, I had Farrah Fawcett hair and I was super proud of that. I would get up every morning and do those big sausage rolls on my head. She became the music teacher's favourite. He paid a lot of attention to me and all the other kids in the school had to share French horns and put them away at night and then sign them out if they wanted to take them home.
And he used his budget to buy me a horn.
High school bands demand commitment, practices, classes, concerts, and trips. And those trips are coveted. Kids get away from their parents. They stay in hotels. They play in front of audiences and in competitions. Anne-Marie tells me about one band trip in 1977.
We were on a school field trip to Belleville, a band trip. And we were all drinking alcohol and Mr. Walker provided the alcohol.
She was 16. They were a few hours drive from home in a city about halfway between Ottawa and Toronto.
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Chapter 3: How did Anne-Marie's music journey evolve over time?
We were on a school field trip to Belleville, a band trip. And we were all drinking alcohol and Mr. Walker provided the alcohol.
She was 16. They were a few hours drive from home in a city about halfway between Ottawa and Toronto.
Kind of the first thing I remember was being in a hotel room in Belleville.
Initially, other kids were there in the teacher's hotel room. Then they left.
She was alone with the teacher. And then next thing I remember is he was standing over me in his black underwear. And we had intercourse.
Anne-Marie's first time would be with her music teacher.
And then the next morning, I remember waking up really scared and not being able to make sense of what had happened. I was obviously drunk on the alcohol that he provided. And there was a bunch of other kids there too. And, you know, they remember being in the room.
Did any of them suspect what had gone on between you and the teacher?
I don't know. I mean, I was just way too afraid to talk about it. The next thing I remember is going into his office. I don't know how far after the trip it was, but it was pretty close. And I remember him telling me that he had left his previous school because he'd been punched in the face by a father of a student for having some sort of sexual contact with that student. Now, at the time,
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