Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Michele Mandel: Ben Levin proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing

TORONTO - By day, Ben Levin was the esteemed educator, tenured U of T professor, former Ontario deputy education minister, the expert who had the ear of premiers and leaders the world over.

And in his off hours? He liked to frequent an online incest chat room to counsel single moms on how to sexually assault their daughters for his pleasure and theirs, a site where his profile listed his sexuality as “nothing is taboo.”

How frightening to think this was the man who had so much influence on education in this province and beyond. A look at his Facebook page shows that he was speaking at conferences and workshops around the globe before his July 2013 arrest. And all the while, he was going back to his hotel room and logging on to the “M” website — its real name concealed due to ongoing investigations — where he shared, created and discussed the sexual abuse of the very children he sought to educate.

Levin was the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing. And now the wolf has been exposed in all his ugliness and depravity.  (more...)


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