Bill Surkis, 70, who is a prominent member of Montreal's Jewish
community was arrested today. He is the Quebec Regional Director of
the B'nai Brith Canada, a director of Montréal's Holocaust Museum,
and dean at John Abbott College. He was led to court in handcuffs
Friday to face charges related to accessing and possessing child
pornography.
Surkis spent the night in jail, and was released on bail, on a
number of conditions that restrict his access to children and the
Internet.
"They know me as a staunch individual, they know that I've stood
for what is right. I continue to stand for what is right. That's why
we're doing the things that we're doing so that we can clear my
name."
When Surkis was asked how the pornographic material ended up on
his hard drive, his lawyer, Steven Slimovitch, intervened.
