Former Brampton policeman facing prison for sexual abuse of Kevin Dickman five decades ago begs for leniency

“There are consequences here on earth that I must face,” he said. “I am so thankful for the years of this good life I have enjoyed, with wife and family and community. But this blatantly accents to me what apparently happened to Kevin and raises the question of how much I contributed to his downward slide in life. When I think of Kevin I think of that wonderful kid who loved to hang around with me, to go places, water skiing, travelling, being with groups of friends. But there was that part that is awful and despicable that I regret so much. My life went up, his life went down to the depths.”

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Frank Kohler has confessed to abusing Kevin Dickman to many people. His wife, colleagues and even police investigators in 1974.

Yet, he has never stood in a courtroom to face a prison sentence for his crimes. Until Tuesday, when he pleaded for a lenient sentence. 

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga on March 23, 2021