‘An untold amount of anguish’: Former Peel police officer gets 4 years in prison for sexually abusing Brampton’s Kevin Dickman five decades ago

For five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Kevin Dickman was sexually abused by Frank Kohler, his Big Brother at the time and a Peel Regional Police officer. 

The abuse traumatized Dickman, pushing him into a life of depression, homelessness and drug use. He committed suicide in 2019. 

On Tuesday, Kohler finally faced justice and will spend the next four years in a prison cell. 

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga April 26, 2021