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Former Alberta teacher pleads guilty to rape

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A former teacher and businessman has pleaded guilty to sex charges that date back nearly 40 years.

72-year-old Warren Fertig entered the guilty plea on Friday in a Red Deer courtroom.

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The charges were laid in 2011 after a former student said she had sex with Fertig when he was a teacher at Riverglen School in the 1970’s.

She was between the ages of 12 and 15 at the time.

Sentencing is set for January 17th.

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