Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a volunteer on the Youngsters’s Support Society of Ottawa with sexual offences involving a minor.
In response to an OPP information launch issued Friday afternoon, police began investigating the accused man over the Labour Day weekend.
Andrew Ryerson, 55, of Perth, Ont., was arrested on Sunday and charged with sexual assault of an individual underneath 16, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, and two counts of creating sexually specific materials accessible to an individual underneath 14.
The alleged incidents passed off in Lanark County, which is why the provincial police pressure is investigating, OPP spokesperson Invoice Dickson advised CBC.
Ryerson was spending “quite a lot of time with a baby and their household,” based on the discharge.
Not one of the allegations have been been confirmed courtroom.
Ryerson was launched from custody after a bail listening to. He is subsequent due in courtroom on Nov. 25.
‘Rigorous screening’ in place
The OPP’s investigation continues “because of the particular person’s potential entry to different youngsters,” based on the discharge.
In an emailed assertion to CBC, the Youngsters’s Support Society of Ottawa mentioned it is conscious of the fees and has been helping the OPP.
“Rigorous screening and evaluation processes are carried out for all volunteers, together with weak sector and baby welfare historical past checks, to make sure the protection and wellbeing of the youngsters, youth and households we serve,” based on the society’s assertion.
“We’re speaking with households which will have had contact with this particular person to make sure they’re supported throughout this time.”
