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Toronto Woman Jailed For Being A Witch
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| December 10, 2009
| Hansen Sinclair
Posted on 12/10/2009 12:38:07 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Toronto, Canada (AHN) - A Toronto woman is currently in jail for being a witch.
The charge of practicing witchcraft goes back to 1892 in Canada's Criminal Code. The charges were filed against Vishwantee Persaud, 36, in November, according to reports. On top of that she also faces fraud charges.
Persaud allegedly gained the confidence of a criminal lawyer who said he gave her almost $150,000 to be his legal assistant. Noel Daley said he paid the woman a salary to help him with business ventures which never came to fruition, help with legal preparation and cancer treatments.
She also faces two charges of fraud in connection with some of those ventures, but the witchcraft charge comes from an incident in which she allegedly read Tarot cards for Daley and told him that she was the vessel through which his dead sister communicated.
A York University professor, who was consulted on the case, said the charge of witchcraft does not directly target witches, but those who fake mystical powers and prey on believers and vulnerable people.
Persaud has a second court date Dec. 24.
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To: fanfan
Should we pass the hat for bail money? LOL!
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:38:37 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
( "When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both." - James Davidson)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Cue quotes from Monty Python And The Holy Grail in 3... 2... 1...
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:40:01 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: B-Chan
She turned me into a newt.
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:41:18 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:41:27 PM PST
by
NMEwithin
To: B-Chan
So how do they know she was a witch?
Did she float?
Did she turn the judge into a newt? (did he get better?)
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:41:59 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: B-Chan
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:44:15 PM PST
by
absolootezer0
(2x divorced, tattooed, pierced, harley hatin, meghan mccain luvin', smoker and pit bull owner..what?)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Sounds about right to me.
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:45:22 PM PST
by
Notwithstanding
(Wer glaubt ist nie allein. Who believes is never alone.)
To: mnehring
Is this the judge?
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:46:12 PM PST
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Tiger isn't out of the woods yet--not by a long shot.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
We used to burn them.
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:49:55 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
What every office needs: An administrative assistant who can file, keep the books, handle the mail, and cure your cancer!
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:50:31 PM PST
by
La Lydia
To: mnehring
Does she weigh the same as a duck?
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:50:48 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Post her photo so we can see if she looks like one!
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:52:03 PM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Hunting Witches on Capitol Hill
To: massgopguy
Guilty as charged with no chance of commutation (definitely not one of those cute 'Charmed' witches).
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:55:47 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: Fiji Hill
Actually history shows that Joe McCarthy turns out to have been right.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’ll bet there are a lot of guys that figure their X wifes should be on such a list...
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I didn’t know Hillary was from Toronto?
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:56:44 PM PST
by
montyspython
("I don't believe in 'no win' scenarios." - James T. Kirk)
To: dfwgator
Who are you who is wise in the ways of science?
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posted on
12/10/2009 12:57:38 PM PST
by
montyspython
("I don't believe in 'no win' scenarios." - James T. Kirk)
To: Army Air Corps
Have to laugh at that one, I have a sweet daughter in law and thats her favorite saying...
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