Levin arrest raises queries about sex ed

BEN LEVIN, JUSTIN TRUDEAU, KATHLEEN WYNNE

Word that University of Toronto professor Ben Levin had been arrested on child-pornography charges rocked Queen's Park this week.

A highly respected educator and a former senior bureaucrat, Levin was a member of Premier Kathleen Wynne's transition team, a trusted and influential adviser.

I'm told Wynne is "shocked and upset" by the charges.

Levin is charged with two counts of distributing child pornography and one count each of making child pornography, counselling to commit an indictable office and agreeing to or arranging for a sexual offence against a child under 16.

Levin walked with Wynne, former federal Liberal leader Bob Rae and current leader Justin Trudeau at the recent Gay Pride Parade, so this is a person with political connections.  (more...)

Levin arrest raises queries about sex ed