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The case of a Toronto woman accused of fraud has shed light on a section of the Canadian criminal code that carries a hint of the Dark Ages: posing as a witch.
Vishwantee Persaud allegedly defrauded a Toronto lawyer of tens of thousands of dollars by telling him she was the embodiment of the spirit of his deceased sister, come back to help him in business. Ms. Persaud now faces charges under a rarely used section of the criminal code for pretending to practice witchcraft.
'Historical quirk' leads to charges of witchcraft against Toronto woman
Seeded on Wed Dec 9, 2009 4:23 AM EST
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Wouldn't this law also apply against those who defraud the public by claiming to talk to spirts: all those priests and ministers with all their nice real estate? Ahh... I forgot - it's only a crime if you rip off one person. If you rip off hundreds, or thousands, it's a tax exempt charity.
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