Former police officer Perry Dunlop, the man who first raised suggestions of a child sexual abuse ring in Cornwall, is out of jail.
He served seven months for contempt of court for refusing to testify at the Cornwall inquiry, which he helped set in motion. The inquiry has examined how institutions failed to respond to allegations against the local Roman Catholic diocese and other prominent community figures.
Dunlop refused to testify because of his loss of faith in the justice system.
His brother-in-law told CTV Ottawa that Dunlop was reunited with his wife Saturday.
As a member of the Cornwall police force, Dunlop began looking into an alleged pedophile ring -- one that supposedly involved senior civic officials, clergymen and other police officers -- on his own time in 1993.
A provincial police investigation led to 114 charges against 15 men.
Ultimately, only one person was convicted. Four died before their cases came to trial, four were acquitted, four had the charges against them withdrawn, and two had the charges against them stayed over delays.
Despite Dunlop's vehement claims, "Project Truth" found no evidence of an organized sex abuse ring.
With a report from The Canadian Press
