Cole Norris Missing

November 10, 2006 permalink

Photo of Cole Norris released by the Ontario Provincial Police

Cole Norris is one of the boys in the casinternment case. Until now, he has only been identified by his initial C.

The boy was taken by force from his mother and put in a foster home. His mother, Cathy Norris, was jailed in October for publishing facts about her case on the internet, and failing to disclose the whereabouts of her children.

Last month, while Cathy was in jail, Cole disappeared. The mother was not notified, and no Amber alert was issued. Since the life of a boy is now in danger, we are publishing the names of all parties, previously concealed.

If the boy perishes, do not expect to read about it in the press. Lawyers will quickly advise all parties in the case to remain silent, and they will.

Below find the OPP press release, an email to MPP Andrea Horwath giving the facts of the case and a message posted by Cathy Norris.

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ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

Attention News Editors:

Update - Missing 13-year-old Boy

NAPANEE, ON, Nov. 8 /CNW/ - Officers with the Napanee Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old boy who was last seen in Deseronto on Thursday the 17th day of August at 3:30 p.m.

Cole NORRIS left his residence on Centre Street in the Town of Deseronto, Ontario (20 km's west of Kingston, Ontario) on the 17th of August, 2006 and advised that he was going for a walk downtown and possibly to the library. He indicated that he would return by 5:00 p.m.

Cole never returned home. He was reported missing that evening.

Cole NORRIS is described as being 5'8", 140 lbs, slim build, brown hair and eyes, and in good health. See photo by clicking the following url: http://files.newswire.ca/380/NORRIS_Cole.pdf. He was last seen wearing a muscle shirt, light coloured shorts, sandals, and a seashell necklace.

Ontario Police Officers from Ottawa, Brantford, Smiths Falls and the Rideau Lakes area have assisted in this investigation by following up various tips and leads. The OPP now have information that he may be in the western part of Canada with an unknown adult male.

The OPP are asking anyone who may have information about Cole's disappearance or his location, to call the Napanee Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police at 613-354-3369 , their local police service or their local Crime Stoppers program.

For further information: Sgt. Kristine Rae, (613) 285-5479 cell, 1-800-279-8660 pager, (613) 284-4557 office

Source: press release by Ontario Provincial Police

The following email gives the facts of the case, up to that time.

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Since one of the teenagers does not wish his name to come up on a Google search, we have changed his first name to Xxxxx in a few places.

October 17, 2006

Andrea Horwath MPP for Hamilton East
Room 159 Main Legislative Building
Toronto Ontario M7A 1A5
ahorwath-qp@ndp.on.ca

Subject: Cathy Norris

Honorable Mrs Horwath:

Cathy Norris is in jail.

Before going to jail she mailed me a large batch of documents from her case, and she has spoken to me on the phone a few times, herself and through a friend (who insists on anonymity) while in jail.

Her two children Cole, now 13 years old, and Tyson, now 15, were taken into "care" by Frontenac Children's Aid in 2005. I do not know the details of the the apprehension. This spring Tyson established a website, casinternment.com, and later Cathy took over its management. Both Tyson and Cole ran away from CAS custody.

There are two court orders leading to her jailing, the first on September 8, 2006 and the second on September 26, 2006. Cathy was arrested at her home on October 11 and will be in jail until October 30.

The September 8 order directed her to turn over her runaway son Cole to CAS and to remove her website from the internet by September 15. The website was disabled by that day, but mirror sites with the same information appeared in Russia and France and Canada. There is no evidence of how these mirrors came about. Cathy says she does not know where Cole is, though she seems assured that he is now safe.

On September 26 Cathy was adjudged in contempt and ordered to jail. The orders on both September dates were issued without Cathy in the courtroom. Her absence was not entirely contempt. Earlier CAS promised her that if she moved to Brantford, the court case would be transferred to Brantford as well. She did move, but CAS reneged on its promise. Attending court is now an overnight trip for her, and she is not an experienced long-distance driver.

CAS filed two affidavits by social workers Kelly Anne DeWolfe and Bruce Polnick asserting that the statements on Cathy's website had negatively impacted their work. But neither claimed that anything on the site was untruthful. Many (but not all) of the internet statements cited in justification of the contempt were really the actions of others, not Cathy.

Yesterday, while in jail, she was served with papers demanding a money judgment of $17,000 to pay CAS court costs, and the cost of the internet investigator who gathered the cyber evidence against her. Unless there is some legal rule I don't know about, the clock for answering will run down while she is incarcerated. This formerly middle-class family will soon be homeless.

In an earlier motion, CAS moved to strike Cathy's answers. I did not see whether that was granted. If it was, the next time Cathy gets to court, the only issue will be enforcing compliance with CAS orders.

Cathy is nowhere close to a dysfunctional mother. All of her statements are truthful, and she recently completed university courses qualifying her for a more remunerative career, though on account of the litigation, she is reduced to temporary work at Harvey's.

I have photocopies of the court papers I have mentioned, and can send them by fax on request.

For those of us opposing CAS, it is too dangerous to publish the facts in this case, for fear of winding up in the cell next to Cathy. But if the case was mentioned by name in the Hansard, I would feel safe in quoting that.

Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance in this matter.

Robert T McQuaid
558 McMartin Road
Mattawa Ontario P0H 1V0

phone: 705-744-6274
email: rtmq@fixcas.com

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Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
Court File No. 342/05

469 Montreal Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K 3H9

Applicant(s)
Frontenac Children's Aid Society
362 Montreal Street
Kingston, ON K7K 3H5
Tel: (613) 542-7351
Fax: (613) 542-4428

Counsel
Martha J. Downey
Timothy P Minnema
Tonya R Barnes
Barrister & Solicitor
362 Montreal Street
Kingston, ON K7K 3H5
Tel: (613) 542-7351
Fax: (613) 542-4428

Respondent(s)
Cathy Norris
258 Brock Street
Brantford Ontario

Counsel
unrepresented

Tom Anderson
Address Unknown

In Default

Xxxxx Lee Norris Child

Mark LaFrance
165 Ontario Street
Kingston ON

Cole Daniel Norris Child

Lili Kramil Marcus
Suite 216
4 Cataraqui Street
Kingston ON K7K 1Z4

The Hounourable
Judge Belch

September 8, 2006

The court heard two motions made by the Frontenac Children's Aid Society dated on August 31, 2006.

The following persons were in court: Tonya R Barnes Counsel for the Children's Aid Society, Lili Kramil Marcus as agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer for Cole Daniel Norris and Mark LaFrance as agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer for Xxxxx Lee Norris.

The court received evidence as contained in the continuing record and heard submissions on behalf of the parties.

THE COURT FINDS THAT

1. Cathy Norris has participated either directly or indirectly in the disappearance of Cole Norris and knows where Cole Norris is. Cathy Norris is in contempt of the November 10 2005 order of Justice Sheffield when Cole Norris was placed in the interim care and custody of the Society.
2. Cathy Norris has directly or indirectly or both published material in a newspaper and on the internet contrary to s 45(8) of the CFSA and contrary to the Order of Justice Brennan of March 8, 2006. Cathy Norris is in contempt of the order of Justice Brennan of March 8, 2006.

THIS COURT ORDERS THAT

1. Cathy Norris is to return Cole Norris to the Children's Aid Society by delivering Cole Norris either to the Frontenac Children's Aid Society at 362 Montreal Street, City of Kingston or by delivering Cole Norris to the Brantford Children's Aid Society on or before September 15, 2006.
2. Delivery of Cole Norris to the care of the Children's Aid Society by September 15, 2006 will purge Cathy Norris's conduct in failing to follow the November 10, 2005 order of Justice Sheffield. In the event that Cathy Norris does not comply with the said order there shall be a warrant to issue for her arrest and Cathy Norris is to be returned to this Court for determination of penalty to Rule 31 of the Family Law Rules.
3. Following this Court's finding that Cathy Norris is in breach of the CFSA and the Order of Justice Brennan of March 8, 2006 and thereby in contempt of that Order. Cathy Norris is directed to refrain from any future publication and is to immediately remove from her internet site any material identifying anyone involved in these child protection proceedings. The removal is to be completed by September 15, 2006 and if it is then Cathy Norris's contempt is to be considered purged. In the event that Cathy Norris ignores this order there shall be a warrant to issue for her arrest and she is to be returned to this Court for determination of penalty pursuant to Rule 31 of the Family Law Rules.
4. A copy of this Order is to be served upon the internet providers of Cathy Norris together with a copy of s 45(8) of the CFSA.
5. A copy of the March 9 2006 Order as entered is to be served forthwith upon Cathy Norris.
6. The relief associated with the March 9, 2006 Order of Justice Robertson and the motion relating to the assessment in regards of Dr Beckell's parenting capacity report is adjourned to a later date.
7. The issue of costs of these motions is reserved to Justice Belch. Counsel are to prepare submissions on costs in writing limited to five pages each to be received before October 15, 2006.

September 12, 2006
Date of Signature

/signed/ Cindy D
Signature of Clerk of the Court

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Superior Court fo Justice of Ontario
Court File No. 342/05
469 Montreal Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K 3H9

Applicant(s)
Frontenac Children's Aid Society
362 Montreal Street
Kingston, ON, K7K 3H
Tel: (613) 542-7351
Fax: (613) 542-4428

Counsel
Martha J Downey
Timothy P. Minnema
Tonya R. Barnes
Barrister & Solicitor
362 Montreal Street
Tel: (613) 542-7351
Fax: (613) 542-4428

Respondent(s)
Cathy Norris
258 Brock Street
Brantford Ontario N3S 5L4

Counsel
Unrepresented

Lili Kramil Marcus
216-4 Cataraqui St.
Kingston, K7K 1Z7
Mark LaFrance
4-165 Ontario Street
Kingston, K7L 2Y6

The Honourable Justice Belch

September 26, 2006

The court heard a Motion made by the Frontenac Children's Aid Society on September 21, 2006.

The following persons were in court: Tonya R. Barnes, Counsel for the Children's Aid Society, Mark LaFrance, Counsel for Xxxxx Norris and Lili Kramil-Marcus, Counsel for Cole Norris matter paged, no one else appearing.

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The Applicant's request for short service is granted;
2. A Warrant of Committal of the Respondent, Cathy Mary Norris shall issue and Ms. Norris is to be incarcerated for a period of 30 days for failing to follow the November 10, 2005 order of Justice A.D. Sheffield;
3. The Respondent, Cathy Mary Norris is fined a sum of $3,500.00 for publishing material on an internet site contrary to s. 45(8) of the Child and Family Services Act and the order of Justice Brennan, March 8, 2006;
4. A copy of this order shall be served upon the Registrar of Cathy Mary Norris's internet site which the court identifies are TUCOWS INC and the server identified as NS3.IXWEBHOSTING.COM;
5. Dr. Susan Beckett shall forthwith file her parenting capacity report ordered by the Court with this Court.

September 28, 2006

/signed/ Cindy D
Signature of Clerk of the Court

And a letter from Cathy Norris:

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CAS now say son out west

Date Posted: 11/9/2006 6:59:14 PM
casinternment
email: copbusters@msn.com

I don’t think the Kingston CAS can get any more stupider. After throwing me in jail the CAS is announcing that my son is heading out west with an unknown male. They don't bother to tell me about it I have to hear about it from the news.

My second son ran away from the Kingston CAS. He has been missing from them since August. My first son ran away from them 8 times. He is home legally now. I just got out of jail as CAS claimed that my runaway son is with me or I know where he is. I was made to turn him over or face jail. There is no evidence that I even know where he was or even could have turned him over. In family court no evidence is needed. So I got 30 days in jail.

Now here is the kick in the head; I just got a call from a friend in Kingston that the CAS is announcing on T.V. and on the radio that my runaway son is suspected of heading out west with an unknown male. No one tells me. I have to hear about it on the news. The CAS has not contacted me at all as to who they think he is with and how they got that information. I phoned the police who also told me that they don’t have any information. They may suspect that he is with a known pedophile and they can’t even tell me anything.

Clearly the Kingston CAS does not have a clue what they are doing.

This is just becoming stupider and stupider.

Source: Canada Court Watch message board