‘I was bullied by my own social worker,’ says defrauded youth in sentencing
Global News
Court heard victim impact statements from former youth in care and social workers as the sentencing starts for Robert Riley Saunders, a former social worker.
Advocates for Indigenous children gathered on the Kelowna, B.C., courthouse steps on Thursday, begging for justice for the victims of a former Kelowna social worker.
Inside, court heard how the actions of Robert Riley Saunders forever changed the futures of the children that he was supposed to care for.
Saunders embezzled more than $460,000 from the government and foster children, who were mostly Indigenous.
Through victim impact statements, court heard heartbreaking stories of the empty promises Saunders made to youth in his care.
Some former youth in care said Saunders started out by treating them with kindness and compassion but that it soon turned to neglect and bullying.
Court heard that as Saunders himself lived a lavish lifestyle, he robbed his victims of their youth.
The teens did not know that Saunders was opening joint bank accounts and then cashing cheques in their name, stealing money that was meant to help them live a better life.
Victims said they will always wonder what their lives might have been like had they been given the support they needed and deserved.
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