Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. Lifeguard Edward Casavant Facing 10 Sexual Assault, Pornography Charges Involving Children

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 May, 2019 08:02 PM

    PENTICTON, B.C. — A 54-year-old lifeguard from Penticton, B.C., has been charged with 10 counts of child sexual assault and pornography involving alleged offences between 2008 and 2014.


    RCMP say information they received last November sparked an investigation of a longtime employee at a recreational facility in Summerland.


    Police believe Edward Casavant, also known as Eddie Spaghetti, worked as a lifeguard for over 30 years and used his position to gain access to school-aged children.


    They say he also volunteered as a lifeguard at various local summer camps and community events, where he may have had access to children.


    RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Manseau says while officers have identified at least two victims, they strongly believe there are others.


    Casavant was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    'Smart Drugs' Features Experiment Among Those Fuelled By Need To Succeed

     Toronto filmmaker Ann Shin was so intrigued by an animator's tales about doing some of his best work with the help of "smart drugs" that she wanted to learn how they would work if someone tried them as part of a months-long experiment.

    'Smart Drugs' Features Experiment Among Those Fuelled By Need To Succeed

    Low B.C. Snowpacks Reduce Flood Risk, Hike Chance Of Summer Droughts

    VANCOUVER — Snowpacks across British Columbia are below normal this year, reducing the likelihood of flooding but raising the spectre of dry conditions this summer.

    Low B.C. Snowpacks Reduce Flood Risk, Hike Chance Of Summer Droughts

    B.C. Measles Outbreak Prompts Increase In Vaccinations For Kids: Health Minister

    B.C. Measles Outbreak Prompts Increase In Vaccinations For Kids: Health Minister
    VANCOUVER — A measles scare in British Columbia has promoted a 106-per-cent increase in vaccinations for school-aged children compared with a year ago.

    B.C. Measles Outbreak Prompts Increase In Vaccinations For Kids: Health Minister

    Pediatric Society Calls For Access To Free Contraceptives For Everyone Under 25

    OTTAWA — The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control.

    Pediatric Society Calls For Access To Free Contraceptives For Everyone Under 25

    Refugee Who Lost Fingers To Frostbite Pleads With MPs Not To Pass New Asylum Law

    OTTAWA — A man from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite after crossing irregularly into Manitoba is pleading with MPs not to pass new refugee rules in the government's budget bill.

    Refugee Who Lost Fingers To Frostbite Pleads With MPs Not To Pass New Asylum Law

    'Motivated By Hate.' Vandals Trash Role-Playing Business In Cape Breton

    The camp, on private property near a secluded lake southeast of Sydney, has been spray-painted with homophobic slurs, crude images and obscene insults.

    'Motivated By Hate.' Vandals Trash Role-Playing Business In Cape Breton