No legal action yet from Furlong over abuse allegations
Late last month, former students at the school in Burns Lake, B.C., where Furlong was a teacher, came forward with allegations of abuse.
Late last month, former students at the school in Burns Lake, B.C., where Furlong was a teacher, came forward with allegations of abuse.
When accusations of abuse surfaced a few weeks ago John Furlong was quick to defend his reputation.
The controversy continues to swirl over allegations the former head of the Vancouver Olympics abused Aboriginal students while working as a school teacher in northern British Columbia three decades ago.
A Vancouver newspaper is standing by its claims that the former head of the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee abused Aboriginal students during his time working as a teacher in northern British Columbia.
Facing explosive allegations of abuse, John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Olympic Committee, held a press conference to deny he mistreated First Nations students while a Catholic missionary.
Explosive allegations have been leveled against the man considered the hero of Canada’s 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.