The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest in a Child Exploitation investigation.
It is alleged that:
- a teacher at Bendale Business and Technical Institute, 1555 Midland Avenue, entered into a sexual relationship with a female student under the age of 18
On Friday, June 13, 2014, the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre arrested the teacher, Matthew Elms, 39, of Toronto. He is charged with:
1) Sexual Exploitation
He has since been released on bail with conditions forbidding him from being in a position of trust or authority to anyone under the age of 18.
He is scheduled to appear in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West, on Friday, July 25, at 1 p.m.
He has been a teacher with the Toronto District School Board since 2000, and has also taught at Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Drive.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2922, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
The CYAC was opened in October 2013 and is comprised of specialized child abuse investigators from the Toronto Police Service, in collaboration with members of the Catholic Children's Aid Society, the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children's Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program (SCAN), Safe-T Program, Halton Trauma Center, and Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention.
To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes Unit website.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is alleged that:
- a teacher at Bendale Business and Technical Institute, 1555 Midland Avenue, entered into a sexual relationship with a female student under the age of 18
On Friday, June 13, 2014, the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre arrested the teacher, Matthew Elms, 39, of Toronto. He is charged with:
1) Sexual Exploitation
He has since been released on bail with conditions forbidding him from being in a position of trust or authority to anyone under the age of 18.
He is scheduled to appear in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West, on Friday, July 25, at 1 p.m.
He has been a teacher with the Toronto District School Board since 2000, and has also taught at Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Drive.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2922, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
The CYAC was opened in October 2013 and is comprised of specialized child abuse investigators from the Toronto Police Service, in collaboration with members of the Catholic Children's Aid Society, the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children's Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program (SCAN), Safe-T Program, Halton Trauma Center, and Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention.
To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes Unit website.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.