RCMP say they are investigating whether additional victims may exist after a 46-year-old woman was charged with sexual assault and related offenses.
On September 8, New Brunswick RCMP arrested 46-year-old Jennifer Collen Abbott at a Port Elgin school, charging her with sexual assault, sexual interference, and indecent exposure to a person under 16.
Sackville RCMP received a report on August 24 of an alleged assault at a Johnston Point summer camp, prompting the New Brunswick RCMP's Sexual Violence Investigative Unit to assume control of the investigation.
Anglophone East School District CEO Randolph MacLean confirmed the district is cooperating fully with the RCMP and requires all employees to complete a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check.
Abbott appeared in Moncton provincial court on September 9 and was released on conditions, with a scheduled return on October 7; charges have not been proven in court.
RCMP Cpl. Hans Ouellette stated the investigation remains active and police are "actively working to identify any possible, additional victims," urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The RCMP in New Brunswick arrested a 46-year-old woman from Little Shemogue in an investigation into a sexual assault allegedly committed against a person...