Clarification to March 18 story
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 19, 2022.
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The article “Local webcaster charged with criminal harassment,” published March 18, includes incorrect information on a secondary point of the complex story. The subject of the article, Thomas Fougere, claims the News has miscategorized an incident that took place between him and a local firefighter on Dec. 10. That incident is not the subject of any current criminal or civil action at this point, though Fougere says he has directly applied to Crown prosecutors to bring criminal charges for, in his words, “grabbing” his camera at the scene of a house fire. In the article, the News describes a video of the incident posted by the web broadcaster, stating it shows the firefighter initially asking Fougere to leave before an apparent altercation. A rewatching shows the man asking why Fougere is there, then to prove he is a member of the media by presenting identification or a business card before the commotion breaks out. Fougere claims that further telephone interactions with that man – the complainant in the current court case – were attempts to gather information to convince prosecutors to bring an assault charge against the firefighter. Fougere’s case was adjourned at first appearance this week. 9-8
