REGINA Street Culture Project has released the summary of an investigator’s findings following a third-party probe into sexual harassment complaints. According to an update posted on the organization’s website, the investigation revealed a toxic workplace and “inappropriate behaviours and practices.” The report has been turned over to the Regina Police Service to decide if further investigation is necessary. Street Culture said the report will not be released in full because it contains personal information. The organization said former CEO Kim Sutherland initially spoke with the investigator, but later decided to no longer take part. Former executive director Dustin Browne declined to participate.
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Demeray told CBC the allegations were “baseless and untrue.” He soon after stepped down from his role as the executive director of the mental health advocacy organization Understand Us, which he founded in 2011. James Demeray. Photo by Bryan Schlosser /Regina Leader-Post
The accusations against Demeray were just the beginning. Shortly after the story was published, a new Instagram page was created called Survivors’ Stories Regina. The page was dedicated to sharing stories from survivors of sexual assault and harassment. It featured posts written by the survivors themselves, mostly anonymously, and included graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.
In many posts, the author would include the name of the alleged perpetrators. Numerous local businesses were named in the posts, including several in the restaurant and tattooing industries.