Teacher charged with stalking Pickering teen

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PICKERING -- A  criminal harassment charge has been laid against a teacher accused of stalking a former student in Pickering.

Durham police arrested the Toronto woman after a report she was seen outside a male teenager’s home Friday afternoon. Spokeswoman Jodi MacLean said police had been alerted about suspicious activity prior to Friday’s report. Police said the teen was “repeatedly contacted”.

“There had been previous complaints about this accused,” Ms. MacLean said.

“It was the victim and the victim’s family who called police in order to report this harassment was going on.”

The suspect is a teacher with the Durham District School Board, police said. They’ve withheld information about the complainant, who is under 18 and is still a student.

Police received a report that a woman had been seen watching the teen’s house from a parked car at about 12:30 p.m. Friday. They arrested a suspect at her Toronto home Monday, Ms. MacLean said.

Jennifer Kurka, 40, of Cree Avenue in Scarborough, faces a single charge of criminal harassment. She was released on an undertaking with conditions.  (more...)

Teacher charged with stalking Pickering teen