Fort McMurray teacher’s assistant charged with child exploitation

Russell Hancock

A Fort McMurray teacher’s assistant is facing 10 child exploitation charges, including making child pornography and sexual assault.

The 35-year-old man, a Fort McMurray Public School District employee, was arrested April 19 following an investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams.

The man is alleged to have committed multiple sexual offences against two Fort McMurray elementary-age students within the past 10 months. Police did not say if boys or girls were victimized.

Investigators do not believe the offences occurred at the school or in his role as a teacher’s assistant.

Russell Hancock is being held in custody and is scheduled to appear in Edmonton provincial court April 28  (more...)

Fort McMurray teacher’s assistant charged with child exploitation

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