Sexual assault investigation at Fort Saskatchewan High School leads to arrest: RCMP

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation in which RCMP say the victims were employees at a high school northeast of Edmonton.

In a news release issued Friday morning, the RCMP said they began their investigation when they were told about the assaults “involving a custodian at Fort Saskatchewan High School.”

Police said their investigation began on June 30.

“As a result of the investigation, Antonio Mital, 54, a resident of Sherwood Park, has been charged with four counts of sexual assault,” police said.

Mital is scheduled to appear in court in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., on Aug. 31.

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