Special needs teacher faces charges of assault, sexual assault
Posted March 19, 2013 7:36 pm.
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TORONTO, Ont. – A special needs teacher is facing sexual assault and assault charges involving two 12-year-old boys, according to Toronto police.
Police allege that between September 2012 and March 7, a 12-year-old boy was sexually assaulted at a home near Markham Road and Sheppard Avenue East.
During the same time period, police allege another 12-year-old boy was assaulted at the same home.
Neither of the boys were special needs students, according to a CityNews report.
Kearsley Peters, 56, of Toronto, is charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference and assault.
The accused was a teacher at White Haven Junior Public School, police said.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416−808−4200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416−222−TIPS (8477).
