"MR. BIG" STING LED TO CONFESSION BY BABY JENNA'S REAL KILLER; CHARLES SMITH'S OPINION LED TO INNOCENT MOTHER BEING CHARGED; PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER;

"INITIALLY, THE REPORT STATES, THE BABYSITTER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MURDER AND INSISTED THAT JENNA'S MOTHER, BRENDA WAUDBY, WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE.

BUT EVENTUALLY THE BABYSITTER BEGAN TO "SNIFFLE," THE REPORT STATES, COVERING HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS.

HE WOULD EVENTUALLY TELL THE SERGEANT THAT HE DID ASSAULT JENNA, PUNCHING HER ABOUT SIX TIMES DURING THE EVENING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HER."

REPORTER SARAH DEETH; PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER;

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The Peterborough Examiner has revealed details of the undercover operation that resulted in the arrest and subsequent manslaughter plea by J.D. the babysitter - Baby Jenna's teenage killer;

Brenda Waudby, Baby Jenna's mother, was initially charged with the murder - in spite of her protests to the police that J.D, was the real killer. Dr. Charles Smith came up with an erroneous time of death which gave her exclusive access to her daughter at the time the fatal blows were inflicted.

(Let it not be forgotten that this successful sting operation was conducted by the same police force - the Peterborough Lakefield force - that was so desperate to get incriminating evidence against Ms. Waudby (of which there was none) - that it sent an undercover police officer into meetings of her Narcotics Anonymous group.)

The Examiner story by reporter Sarah Deeth runs under the heading, "Casino Rama sting used to coax baby killer's confession."

"A police report obtained by The Examiner outlines how an undercover operation was used to gather the evidence needed to charge 21-month-old Jenna's babysitter with murder," the story, published in today's paper, begins;

"The report also outlines the last hours of the toddler's life. She died Jan 2, 1997," it continues;

"The babysitter can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was 14 when he committed the crime.

He pleaded guilty to manslaughter December 2006. He served 22 months in jail and was released from custody Dec. 31 to serve an 11-month open custody sentence.

He was also charged with two counts of sexual assault, which were later withdrawn by the Crown attorney.

In the report, the babysitter confesses that he had intercourse with Jenna a few days before her death and inappropriately touched her on three or four occasions.

Jenna's mother, Brenda Waudby, was originally charged with Jenna's murder in 1997.

In September 2005 city police Sgt. Larry Charmley, then a detective, oversaw an undercover operation using an undercover officer from another police service who would eventually befriend the babysitter.

Police hatched a plan to introduce the babysitter to an undercover officer by making the babysitter believe he won a random survey that included a trip to Casino Rama in a limousine and $200 to spend, the report states.

On Oct. 28, 2005, the babysitter went to the casino with three others, all of whom were undercover police officers.

The names of all undercover officers were blacked out in the copy of the report obtained by The Examiner.

The babysitter and the primary undercover officer formed a strong relationship, the report states.

The officer began telling the babysitter that he was part of a sophisticated criminal organization.

The babysitter was invited to participate in criminal activity, the report states, with the assumption that he'd be paid for it.

The "criminal activity" was actually staged scenarios by the police, which ranged from dinner outings, keeping observations for the officer while the officer was conducting "criminal activity," to participating in criminal activity on his own, the report states.

The report states the babysitter was paid from as little as $50 to $250 for his work, the report states. Police orchestrated a total of 18 scenarios.

During this time the undercover officer talked a lot about trust with the babysitter, the report states.

On Dec. 14, 2005, Charmley and the officer staged a vehicle stop while the babysitter was a passenger in the officer's car.

During the stop, Charmley mentioned that he was still investigating Jenna's death and wanted the babysitter to reconsider taking the polygraph.

This led to a conversation between the officer and the babysitter about police interest in the babysitter, and how it could affect the phoney criminal organization and whether the babysitter should meet the organization's boss.

A final scenario was arranged, in which the babysitter would meet the organization's "boss," an undercover police sergeant.

Set up at a Markham hotel room, the babysitter and the officer met with the sergeant in one room, while police set up in the room next door.

Both rooms were prepared for audio and video recording, the report states.

During the meeting, the undercover sergeant talked about the need for people in his organization to be 100 per cent truthful and said he couldn't have anyone in his organization if police were interested in them.

The sergeant told the babysitter he was aware of the vehicle stop and could take care of the babysitter's problem, if he wished.

The sergeant also said that he had connections and could arrange for someone else to take responsibility for Jenna's murder. He said he had inside information and knew the police were looking at the babysitter for the murder.

Initially, the report states, the babysitter denied any responsibility for the murder and insisted that Jenna's mother, Brenda Waudby, was the one responsible.

But eventually the babysitter began to "sniffle," the report states, covering his face with his hands.

He would eventually tell the sergeant that he did assault Jenna, punching her about six times during the evening and sexually assaulting her.

He told the undercover officers he had never told anyone about this, and it was the biggest mistake he had ever made.

He said he poked Jenna more with his finger more times than he punched her, and that the punches weren't complete punches, but would have broken a few ribs.

The babysitter said he began punching and jabbing at Jenna after his mother left him alone with the children, before he took Jenna and her sister outside to play.

That's when Jenna hit her head on the slide, the babysitter told the sergeant. Her head was burned by a hairdryer when the babysitter tried to blow it dry because it was wet.

"She just looked a mess, right," the report states the babysitter said. "And I was like f---. Poke poke. I hit her a couple of times again."

Two of the babysitter's friends came over at about 11 p. m., the report states, and the babysitter brought Jenna out again.

"Then I bring her out because she was coughing and s---. And then I, my friends were like oh she doesn't look well. So I took her back in, poked her down. She wouldn't stay down so I hit her down so that she would stay down."

Later, after his friends left, the babysitter stated that he brought Jenna into the bathroom and she fell back, banging her head on a heat register.

The report states the undercover detective drove the babysitter home.

On the way home, the babysitter directed the officer to Mountain Ash Road, to show him where Jenna had died.

Twelve days later, on Dec. 28, 2005, police believed they had enough evidence to charge the babysitter.

He was arrested at a McKellar Street home at 4:30 p. m.

The babysitter refused to make any statements during his police interview, the report states, and Charmley proceeded to tell him about the details of the investigation and the information that led to his arrest.

The babysitter made a few comments, the report states, but generally he just denied that he had done anything.

He also said that he had lied to the undercover sergeant and already knew that his friend was an undercover detective.

The end of the report states that it's imperative that the report not be released to the media to ensure the babysitter receives a fair trial. It states it's also important not to release the information in order to keep the identities of the undercover officers involved a secret, for their protection."

Harold Levy...hlevy15@gmail.com;