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Related Story of Sexual Abuse by a TDSB teacher.

Graham Wishart, of 107 Ballacaine Drive in Etobicoke and President of Cameron Air was also charged with sexually assaulting several boys over a 20 years period. Wishart was charged for serving alcohol to the minors and in all cases he drugged his victims to overcome their attempted to stop the violent sexual abuse.

If you were sexually abused and drugged by your TDSB teacher please go to the police and file your compliant immediately. You are not alone. GUARDIAN OF CHILDREN

Vicki Kelman, BA, MSW, Chair, Advisory Board, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ms. Kelman has acquired extensive experience of abuse matters as a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Committee on Child Abuse. She was hired by the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Education as a consultant to deal with one of the first, and still the biggest case of abuse by a teacher that the Toronto Board had experienced. Graham Wishart, a department head of Music at

Oakwood Collegiate and a naturally known talent, had been charged with sexual assault of a dozen or more boys over a period of several years. He would entice boys up to a summer cottage, where he would sexually assault them. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/lbrr/archives/hq%2072.c2%20a3%201997-eng.pdf

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Nearly 100 parents filed into the gymnasium of a Toronto elementary school Tuesday evening to learn more about a French teacher who faces 42 sex-related charges. Christian Kpodjie, 53, had been at Inglewood Heights Junior Public School since September, 2011. The allegations against him involve sexual assault, sexual exploitation and assault. More Related to this Story

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He taught about 60 students in Grades 4, 5 and 6, Toronto District School Board lawyer Grant Bowers said after the meeting. Police have interviewed all of his pupils; 30 children have stepped forward with complaints. Toronto police officers attended the meeting, which was closed to the media. Mr. Bowers said the police and school board officials explained their policies for handling such allegations but they couldnt go into specifics about the case because it is still under investigation.

Parents were also advised on how to talk with their children about sex-assault charges. These meetings are difficult because there is a lot of emotion, Mr. Bowers said. People always feel betrayed when charges like this are laid. Mr. Kpodjie, a father of three, was released on bail last week. He has been suspended with pay since the school board received a complaint about his alleged behaviour in early March. The allegations against Mr. Kpodjie, which have not been tested in court, span from the start of this school year. Educated and trained in Ghana, Mr. Kpodjie was certified by the Ontario College of Teachers in 2007. Before September, 2011, he was employed as an occasional teacher with the Toronto District School Board, filling in for teachers on leave at four schools between 2008 and 2010. Parents with children in those schools were invited to Tuesdays meeting. Mr. Kpodjie taught at Humberwood Downs Junior Middle Academy and Derrydown Public School in 2008, Chester Le Junior Public School in 2009, and at Gateway Public School in 2010. Mr. Bowers said he is not aware of complaints involving students at those schools, but noted the police investigation is ongoing. Mr. Kpodjie had also taught drama and health, but all the allegations at Inglewood Heights stem from pupils in his French classes. The Toronto school boards hiring process includes a criminal background check of teachers. No concerns surfaced during the check. Mr. Kpodjie earned a teaching certificate in Ghana in 1983 and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 1998 with a bachelor of arts and a diploma in education. Grade 6 student Tatto Shulu, who was a pupil of Mr. Kpodjie at Inglewood Heights, said he was nice and a good teacher. With his father by his side, Tatto noted he and many of his classmates were shocked to learn of the allegations. He said he never saw Mr. Kpodjie do anything wrong. The charges have shaken his trust in his former teacher. I feel disappointed, Tatto said. His father feels the same way. Were upset and were just here to express our disappointment and also in support of children and parents that are affected, Tibebe Shulu said before the meeting. We just want to know in the future that something like this doesnt happen to my child, to any child, and thats why were here.
Related Story of Sexual Abuse by a TDSB teacher.

Graham Wishart, of 107 Ballacaine Drive in Etobicoke and President of Cameron Air was also charged with sexually assaulting several boys over a 20 years period. Wishart was charged for serving alcohol to the minors and in all cases he drugged his victims to overcome their attempted to stop the violent sexual abuse.

If you were sexually abused and drugged by your TDSB teacher please go to the police and file your compliant immediately. You are not alone. GUARDIAN OF CHILDREN

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