A former Kitimat school principal was confronted Monday by several ex-students who showed up to support a man suing him for damages.
Cyril Bernard Portman is being sued by Allan Carrigan, 50, over an incident that allegedly occurred in 1981 when Carrigan was 12 years old and attending Kildala Elementary.
In October 1983, Portman, who was 46 years old at the time, pleaded guilty to 11 sexual offences involving juveniles. The offences occurred between 1977 and 1983. Portman was sentenced to 18 months in jail and three years of probation.
different coverage of criminal and civil cases
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/three-more-alleged-victims-file-suit-against-ex-principal-in-historical-sex-assaults
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/34176193/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/41714744/
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Cyril Portman currently lives in Surrey/Delta at Suncrest Retirement Community seniors assisted living complex that is across the street from Sunnyside park on 26th Ave. The park features an outdoor swimming pool that is used by children during the summer months. Portman can view this pool from the leisure of his room. Cyril Portman molested many of his victims in Kitimat at a similar outdoor pool that was located at the YMCA. Portman lived in the Hawthorn neighbourhood in Delta from 1984 until 2019 and lived next door to Hawthorn elementary school. He was active in local politics to have several city sidewalks built in his neighbourhood that connected several playgrounds to his street which resulted in greater numbers of children walking by his house on their way to and from school at Hawthorn elementary. Portman molested 150+ children at Kildala elementary in Kitimat and it is believed that he molested over 1,000 children when he lived beside Hawthorn elementary school. This guy never quits. Currently Portman and school district 80 have numerous civil suits filed against them and one criminal charge against Portman.
https://www.sanc.ca/cyril-bernard-portman/
With known victims throughout the Province, starting in the early sixties, he is one of the most prolific serial predators in B.C history. His position as teacher and Principal gave him privileged access to young boys, whom he took full advantage off. Decades of willful blindness from his peers and school boards leaves a legacy of shattered lives.