A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 146 NO. 24 52 PAGES "Using Communication to Ruild Better Coniunities" Teenager convicted of assisting Milton man 's murderer Boy helped Moore dispose of bodies By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Ct' armpion The faiher of a murdered Milton man may finally be able to get some closure- and sleep- now that a judge bas found an Orangeville teen guilty of taking part in the grisly crime. -This boy triggered the wfiole tfing- Milton resident Josephl Maneflisi said Tuesday of thie convicted teen. The day bel ore, the 15 year-old boy flad admîîted in court that bc'd fefped serial killer and pedophule Douglas Moore dump thie dismembered body parts of Milions Josephi Manchisi, 20, and fias friend. 22- year-old Robert Grewal of Mississauga. in tfiree separate locations in the Montreal area. But thie teen's conviction of îwo counts of accessory after thie f aci is a far cry from justice, Mr. Maneflisi. 52. said outside thie courflouse amnidst a slew of reporters and TV camneras. -Theres neyer goîng to fie justice. My son is gone and s0 is thle otfler boy. Tfiey did notfiing to die in tflai mariner.~ Thie figfly-publicized, iwo-day trial isas ielId Monday and Tuesday at Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. It began on wfiat wouldve been tIhe slain Maneflisi's 22nd birtfiday. Thie convictecf teen -wfio cant fie namned under thle Youtfi Crimînal Justice Act- pleadcd not guîlîy to ithe chlarges. altflougfi fe admitted 10 fielping dispose of' the body parts and then lyiîîg countless times about wfiaî fad transpircd. His lawý,yer. Charlie Waitc. argued thie defence of -duress:- saying thie boy, who was 14 ai thie time. felt fie îoo would fie "IThere's neyer going to be justice. My son is gone and so is the other boy. They did nothing to die in that manner."9 JO! -AN killed if fie refused te, comply or "ratted" on Mr. Moore. Monday, the lanky ieen spoke fitingly in court as fie described fils role in the evetîts. fis voice shaky and eyes puffy. He met Mr. Moore, a dmug dealer, when fie was 13. Together, tfiey would smoke marijuana at Mr. Moore's Mississauga home and 'flang out," thie teen testified. Often. tfiey'd go swîmming togelfier. TMe boy sometîmes cailed film 'dad." esee BOY on page A20 inside Comment ..........5-7 Classit ied ........28-32 Dateline ........B5,B11 Real Estate ....... Bl25 eFRIDAY, JUNE 3. 02i For iSa. Iuus PetF liSk -. hi'dPt i relî as only www.miltontoyota.com [ a SBathîng Suits$ r9 ; Main Street Location Onfy' J l 224 MAIN ST.E. 905-878-0506 - MILTON MAIL 905-878-9446 * 1G LIT Z * C A SU A L C LA S SiC 'Ïl