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NDP files complaint against judge who awarded custody in Katelynn Sampson case

Canadian Press Article online since August 17th 2008, 23:00
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TORONTO - A complaint has been filed against an Ontario judge who awarded custody of 7-year-old Toronto girl to a caregiver now charged in her death.
New Democrat Peter Kormos says he has asked the Judicial Council - which probes complaints against provincially appointed judges - to look into the judge's conduct.
He says Justice Debra Paulseth didn't do her job in the Katelynn Sampson case and failed to inquire into the caregiver's background.
The girl's battered body was found by police in her caregiver's apartment on Aug. 2.
Her legal guardian Donna Irving and Irving's boyfriend Warren Johnson are charged with second-degree murder.
Katelynn had been staying with the couple with her mother's consent, but court transcripts revealed that few questions were asked about Irving, who had a criminal record for drugs, prostitution and violence.
Attorney General Chris Bentley says legislation that's supposed to protect children like Katelynn is being reviewed to see if any changes are needed.
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