March 12, 2018
The Search for Desmond Peter: Vulnerable Youth are not “Just a Runaway”
Desmond Peter was reported missing in March 2007 from Duncan, B.C. At that time he was a 14 year old boy who was close with his family and friends. “The first two weeks were very difficult,” recalled Elizabeth Louie, Desmond’s mother. “He had been labeled as a runaway and lots of information was just not taken at the time.” The teen would sometimes leave home to have overnight stays with friends in the community, so his disappearance was not taken as…