A 54-year-old Kelowna man has been charged with sexual interference and sexual assault following allegations from a student he taught piano to over an eight-month period in 2021.
Neil Nein-Nein Wong was arrested after charges were approved in April, RCMP said in a press release. He was released from police custody on strict conditions to have no contact with anyone under the age of 16 for any reason, RCMP said.
On Wednesday, Mounties released Wong’s name and asked for any other potential victims in the community to come forward.
“By the nature of the piano teacher’s access to youth, investigators believe there may be additional victims, or people with additional information,” RCMP said.
Wong offered private piano lessons to the student who the charges are related to in his home.
“Parents would contact him through an email address and then later by phone to arrange the lessons, some being in person and others online, RCMP said. The total number of students remains unknown at this time.”
“We are asking families who have received piano lessons from Neil Wong to contact the Kelowna RCMP Child Abuse Unit at 778-940-2240 and quote file number 2022-9344,” Cpl. Tim Russell said in a press release.
“The Kelowna RCMP Child Abuse Unit is an embedded partner at the Child Advocacy Center (that) co-ordinates multifaceted investigations and is dedicated to supporting children and families in our community.”
Wong was employed as a music teacher at Kelowna Secondary School in years past.