Robinson stored her painful, high-school memories deep in her mind. But it all came flooding back in midlife after she saw the music teacher. She decided to confront him. That meeting led Robinson on a journey to discover what really happened and report it to police.
Chapter 1: What memories does Anne-Marie Robinson confront?
Yeah. And he also told me himself that he was punched in the face by the father of another victim. But reflecting back on it, I wonder if it really did happen. And I believed it at the time, which seems ridiculous. But, you know.
Well, it could have happened. You don't know.
Yeah, I think it may have happened. I mean, it makes sense now to me that it was a poem, that it did happen. And that's why he was, he changed schools.
Any other big questions that you want answered?
I mean, in terms of my personal experience, yes, that's kind of encapsulates it. I want to know.
But in terms of systemic issues, she has additional priorities. In fact, she started doing research. Anne-Marie has found inadequate protections for children and loopholes that still allow teachers to get away with abuse.
I've done a lot of reading. I think I've read all the legislation in every province. Plus, I've spoken to experts.
The former policy wonk can't help herself. Besides, it's keeping her mind busy. I want to know.
what other people knew at the time, you know, but going forward now to the present, it's really important to me to understand what, what's happening now and why this keeps happening. The system is very immature even today. And so that, that bothers me a lot.
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Chapter 2: How did Anne-Marie decide to meet her former teacher?
It was called the Eastern High School of Commerce, but then it was called Eastern Commerce later?
I think it's always Eastern High School of Commerce, but everyone just called it Eastern Commerce. Flips to the band section. Yeah, there he is right there. He enjoys all kinds of sports and he likes jazz music. Mr. Walker also plays the trombone in the Royal Regiment band. He feels a student's best qualities are warmth and friendliness.
That's ironic. There's a photo of Anne-Marie and the music teacher from 1978. He's tall, a broad smile under a bushy mustache. He wears a wide necktie and plaid shirt. The teacher and Anne-Marie stand together. He's about a head taller. She cradles the French horn he bought for her. Yeah, my name's there, yeah.
This is where I first found the date for the Belleville trip, the one that I was sexually assaulted on. So there he is with a jazz band, so I'm not in this picture. Now where's Christine? There's Christine.
An old high school friend. Someone we're going to meet in Toronto. The train comes into the station. We pack up the yearbooks, gather our things. Here we go.
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Anne-Marie and I arrive at the hotel bar at the Royal York. It's a Toronto landmark. Leather couches, dim lighting, and old books on shelves. Anne-Marie checks the time on her phone, then peeks above her glasses to scan the room.
The women hug, then discreetly check each other out.
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