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Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth correctional facility facing 66 sex-related charges
A 75-year-old man faces charges after a four-year RCMP probe into dozens of sexual assaults at a Nova Scotia youth centre involving over 300 male youths, officials said.
- The Nova Scotia RCMP announced charges after a four-year probe into numerous sexual assault allegations involving a youth correctional facility in Waterville, Nova Scotia.
- The investigation, called Operation Headwind, began in early 2019 after reports of at least 70 sexual assault cases involving males between 1988 and 2017.
- The RCMP deployed investigators nationwide to speak with witnesses and created a secure phone line for individuals affected or possessing relevant information, anticipating statements from as many as 200 people.
- Investigators have not yet established the identity of the alleged offender or determined if multiple individuals were involved in the assaults at the youth centre.
- The charges and investigation highlight ongoing concerns about abuse at this provincial youth correctional facility housing male and female youth since 1988.
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Donald Williams faces 66 counts of alleged sexual crimes against adolescents in a youth centre in Nova Scotia.
·Montreal, Canada
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Former swim instructor charged with sex assault, exploitation at youth facility
Following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility, the RCMP laid charges against a Dartmouth man. Donald Douglas Williams, 75, is facing 66 offences following the investigation of sexual assault at Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., about 100 kilometres northwest of Halifax. The press […]
·Toronto, Canada
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