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Accuser's own conduct under attack
Chapman confronted over allegedly doctored resumé
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THE key figure in a judicial sex scandal has come under attack for a number of potential credibility-killing issues.
Alex Chapman was in defensive mode for much of Tuesday's testimony as he was grilled over his own questionable conduct.
Sheila Block, the lawyer representing Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Lori Douglas, began her cross-examination by confronting Chapman with his letter of termination sent by Great-West Life in 2010. In a copy found on Chapman's computer, a reference to him being caught doctoring his resumé had been deleted as one of the reasons for his dismissal.
Chapman took offence to the suggestion he was responsible, claiming he'd never seen the original or the altered documents before. He also denied sending any emails to GWL about his job status -- even though Block produced one that was sent from his personal email address and claimed to be from him.
Chapman's only explanation was that several people had access to his home and computer during that period -- but he refused to provide any names of who he thought might be responsible for posing as him.
Kirsten Crain, one of the lawyers leading the Canadian Judicial Council inquiry, had earlier questioned Chapman about the resumé in which he claimed to have a bachelor of science degree from Concordia University. Chapman admitted that wasn't true and it played a role in him losing his job at GWL as a computer specialist.
Chapman also admitted he sold his interest in a local jazz club in 2011 and was paid $135,000. However, Chapman made no mention of that financial windfall when he declared his total income at $1,500 and got the CJC to give him a publicly funded lawyer for the inquiry.
Chapman said he didn't think it was worth mentioning at the time of his recent application because he used most of the proceeds to pay off old debts.
"I basically walked out of there with like three grand," he testified.
Crain also questioned Chapman about the fact several of his diary entries in which he discussed his interaction with Douglas and her husband, Jack King, had been written in a different-coloured ink than pretty much every other entry pertaining to non-relevant issues. Chapman scoffed at the suggestion he might have added those entries long after the fact and suggested the inquiry get an FBI analyst to investigate if there is any doubt.
Chapman has admitted to a history of filing civil lawsuits and small-claims suits, and has a criminal past that resulted in a pardon.
-- Mike McIntyre
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 18, 2012 A5
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