Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Director Arrested For Child Pornography 70 Year-Old B'nai B'rith Director Arrested In Montreal
Jewish Director Of B'nai B'rith Of Canada 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.
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