A child and youth counsellor at the Halton Catholic District School Board is facing sex-related charges.
Halton Regional Police say the accused was arrested Thursday and is employed at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Oakville.
Police say the charges stem from offences involving a student in 2001 while the counsellor was working at Bishop P.F. Reding Secondary School in Milton.
Fernando Costa, 53, of Oakville is charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Get breaking National news
Police say he has been employed as a child and youth counsellor by the school board since 1990 and has worked at various elementary and high schools over the course of his career.
Police say he’s also been involved with coaching sports teams at various schools.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding this or similar incidents to contact the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit.
- Toronto police officer who pleaded guilty in Project South probe gets conditional discharge
- Selma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during plane incident, rep says
- Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist hears more from key figure in case
- Peel police break up ‘violent criminal network’ behind luxury car thefts
WATCH: (Sept. 12, 2019) Rash of tire, rim thefts reported at GO stations: Halton police
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.