Media advisory, Monday, February 29, 2016, 10:30 a.m., Headquarters, media gallery, News conference

On Monday, February 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., in the media gallery at headquarters, Detective Constable Joel Manherz, Sex Crimes Unit Child Exploitation Section, will update the media on the investigation into Stephen Joseph Schacter.

The news conference will be available on the TOC and will be live-streamed.

See excerpt of previous news release on December 18, 2015.

The Toronto Police Service would like to inform the public of an arrest in a Child Pornography investigation.

On Friday, November 6, 2015, at 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a call for a man viewing child pornography on a public computer at the Employment and Social Services Centre at Lawrence Square.

It is alleged that:

- a man was in possession of images of child pornography

- he was viewing them on a public computer

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, investigators from the TPS Child Exploitation Section executed a search warrant in North York

Stephen Joseph Schacter, 55, of Toronto, was arrested and is now charged with:

1) Possession of Child Pornography

He appeared in court at 1000 Finch Avenue West on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10 a.m., room 306.

It is further alleged that:

- Stephen Joseph Schacter was an elementary school teacher for the Eitz Chaim schools between 1986 and 2004

- he was the office administrator at the United Synagogue Day School between 2005 and 2009

- he also worked as a private tutor from 2009 until 2011

- a review of the seized evidence has police concerned that he may have had inappropriate contact with students in the past

Police urge anyone believing Stephen Joseph Schacter had inappropriate contact to call investigators so the incident can be investigated or to receive support.

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