![]() Book details:January 2002
ISBN 978-1-55054-880-8
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" 240 pages Biography & Autobiography / Biography Current Affairs $34.95 CAD
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Greystone BooksGardens of ShameThe Tragedy of Martin Kruze and the Sexual Abuse at Maple Leaf GardensCathy Vine and Paul Challen tell the story of Martin Kruze, one of the victims of sexual abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 1970s. In 1997, in a dramatic TV interview, Kruze revealed that as a young hockey player he had been sexually abused at Maple Leaf Gardens by Gordon Stuckless, an employee at the Gardens. Stuckless was eventually convicted and sentenced to two years less a day in prison. Three days after the sentencing, Martin Kruze jumped off a bridge to his death. Kruze’s story is interspersed with the voices of other victims, who were compelled by Kruze’s disclosure to come forward with their own stories. This powerful and moving account is both an expose of a shameful chapter in the history of Canadian sport and a testament to the human spirit. |
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