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Former Blue Jays youth instructor from Hamilton charged in child luring case: police

Halton Police arrest youth on 'swatting' incidents. Don Mitchell / Global News

HAMILTON – A former lead instructor with the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy is facing child-luring charges.

Police in Halton Region say the accused is also active with Baseball Canada and with youth ball in Hamilton.

They say the 56-year-old man is also a retired teacher.

Investigators say he used handle David or David 46 online.

They also believe there may be other victims.

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John Hashimoto, of Hamilton, faces counts of luring a child under 16 years old and invitation to sexual touching.

John Hashimoto was a lead baseball instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy between 2006 and 2020 as well as a coach for Baseball Canada. Twitter

The Toronto Blue Jays have confirmed Hashimoto is not a current employee of the organization and has not been for about a year.

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