Wrongfully convicted SooToday cartoonist to speak at public library

At age 14, Ron Moffatt was wrongfully convicted of murdering a seven-year-old boy at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition. He was later acquitted but kept the secret of his conviction from his wife and children for decades

Sault Ste. Marie's Ron Moffatt is the subject of a 230-page book by Toronto crime writer Nate Hendley

Ron Moffatt, SooToday's Sunday Funny cartoonist, will speak next month at a local launch event for a book detailing his wrongful murder conviction 62 years ago.

Both Moffatt and true-crime writer Nate Hendley will speak and be available for autographs at the 7 p.m. event on Friday, Nov. 23 at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.

At age 14, Moffatt was wrongfully convicted of murdering a seven-year-old boy at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition.

He moved to Sault Ste. Marie in 1970 but kept the secret of his murder conviction from his wife and children for decades as he worked at local schools as a caretaker.

Now 76, Moffatt is well-known around Sault for his cartoons, featured over the years in the Sault Star, Sault This Week and most recently on SooToday.

Only 50 tickets are available for the Sault event. Cost is $10.

Tickets can be purchased at both the downtown and Korah branches.

Copies of Hendley's book, The Boy on the Bicycle: A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction in Toronto, will be available at the launch event for $25.

Also next month, professional adventurer Adam Shoalts will speak at a free event about his new book A History of Canada in 10 Maps, 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4.

The Shoalts event is free. Tickets are required and can be obtained at both library locations.

Shoalts will also talk about his 4,000-kilometre solo journey across the Canadian Arctic last year, as featured in his book, Alone Against the North.