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A lawyer for Mr. Dickson has said he will plead not guilty.

A former York student who was trained as an actor and active in the school’s political scene, Mr. Dickson, 29, also had a darker side, according to some friends.

On tribe.ca, a forum that focuses on the urban lifestyle, a man said to be Mr. Dickson discussed his penchant for Ecstasy and magic mushrooms, his favourite Asian porn stars and “getting revenge” on someone who owed him money.

While many of his posts focused on innocuous topics such as books, fashion, and international politics, others discussed the price of marijuana and how to obtain magic mushrooms.

In one post from 2004 titled “E, MDMA, Shrooms, Hash, Coke, Crystal,” he wrote: “So my friends and I are going to OM [summer music festival] this year and we were all talking about what drugs to bring. We were thinking of the following listed in the title but I was hoping to get some feedback on which ones would be better for this festival?”

Another post is devoted to the author’s favourite porn stars, all of whom are Asian. A separate post asks for advice on how to get “revenge on someone that owes you money… Besides beating the crap out of them what can you do?”

The posts on nudistspace.ca are markedly more lurid. The author repeatedly lists Mr. Dickson’s email address and invites readers to chat with him via MSN.

One post refers to Asian girls between the ages of 12 and 16 as “my favorite [sic] type of girls,” while others advocate incest and sex with minors.

Several reports indicated authorities were investigating posts on both web forums, but police involved in the Dickson case were not available Monday to confirm.

Mr. Dickson is scheduled to appear in court again on Tuesday.

National Post