US EditionKitchener elementary school VP arrested for child luring, sexual exploitation
Michel Pleau, 50, faces six charges including possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material in a multi-jurisdictional probe led by Ontario police.
- Arresting the vice-principal on Feb. 13, 2026, investigators charged Michel Pleau, a 50-year-old at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, in a child-luring and sexual exploitation probe.
- The investigation involved Waterloo Regional Police’s Cybercrime—Internet Child Exploitation Unit, Greater Sudbury Police Service, and Toronto Police, under the Ontario Provincial Strategy supported by a Ministry of the Solicitor General grant.
- He faces a half dozen charges including possession, production and distribution of child sexual assault and exploitation material, making sexually explicit material available to a child, invitation to sexual touching and luring a child under 16.
- The Waterloo Catholic District School Board said it will cooperate with police and focus on supporting students, staff and families as the matter proceeds through the legal system, noting the charges are allegations not yet tested in court.
- Investigators urged the public to come forward with tips and provided contact numbers 519-570-9777, extension 8492, and 705-675-9171; Greater Sudbury Police Service members helped identify the longtime educator.
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Ontario Elementary School Vice Principal Facing Child Exploitation Charges
An elementary school vice principal in Cambridge, Ont., is facing child sexual assault and luring charges. Michel Pleau, 50, was arrested on Feb. 13 following a joint investigation by the Waterloo Regional Police, the Greater Sudbury Police, and the Toronto Police Service. Pleau is facing six charges, including the possession, making, and distribution of child sexual assault and exploitation material; making sexually explicit material available …
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Ontario vice-principal charged with child luring, sexual exploitation
Waterloo regional police say they have charged a vice-principal in a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation. Investigators say 50-year-old Michel Pleau was arrested Friday following a probe involving police in Waterloo, Toronto and Sudbury. They say the suspect is facing half a dozen cha...
Kitchener elementary school VP arrested for child luring, sexual exploitation
Police say they have charged an employee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation. Investigators say 50-year-old Michel Pleau was arrested Friday following a multi-jurisdictional probe involving Waterloo, Toronto and Sudbury police forces. They say the suspect is facing half a dozen charges that include possession, production […]
Elementary school vice-principal from Cambridge, Ont. arrested on child luring and child sexual assault and exploitation material charges
A Cambridge, Ont. man who works as a vice-principal at an elementary school has been arrested for multiple charges involving child sexual assault and exploitation material and child luring.
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