RCMP in the Fraser Valley are appealing for more information or possible victims of a former B.C. teacher and CFL kicker accused of a historical sexual assault.
Donald Alan Sweet, who taught in the Mission School District, is facing four charges of sexual interference, two charges of sexual assault and one charge of assault related to incidents alleged to have happened between 2007 and 2008.
Mission RCMP said two women came forward with allegations about Sweet last February. One woman reported she had been sexually assaulted, while the other reported being assaulted. Both were students in the Mission School District at the time of the assaults.
The incidents are alleged to have occurred in the school district and at a conference centre near Chilliwack.
“We are releasing a photo of Mr. Sweet in order to further our investigation and identify anyone who may have more information about these, or other potential offences,” Mission RCMP Cpl. Jason Raaflaub said in a media release.
Mission School District superintendent Angus Wilson confirmed Sweet worked for the district between 2000 and 2009.
The district is assisting the RCMP with its investigation, he said.
Sweet has no prior B.C. criminal record or records of discipline with the BC Teacher Regulation Branch.
Sweet played in the CFL for 13 years with the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes, and won two Grey Cups.
He also acted as a guest kicking coach with the BC Lions in recent years
According to a CFJC report, he was living in Kamloops as of 2020.
Anyone with information or who believes they may be a victim is asked to contact Mission RCMP.
Sweet is due back in court in Abbotsford on March 15.