A 41-year-old Stony Plain man is facing sex-related charges stemming from an incident in early October, RCMP said Wednesday.
Robert John Paolinelli is charged with sexual exploitation, sexual assault and forcible confinement in connection with an alleged incident on Oct. 3, said Stony Plain RCMP Const. Barb Roy.
He was released on bail and is set to appear Nov. 2 in Stony Plain Provincial Court.
Cindi Vaselenak, superintendent for Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division, confirmed Paolinelli is a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Spruce Grove.
Vaselenak said in an email that the alleged incidents occurred outside of the school district and the teacher was “removed from a teaching assignment pending the results of the criminal investigation.
“Given the circumstances occurred outside the school district, it is not appropriate for us to make any further comment at this time,” Vaselenak said.
Roy would not release any further details, citing the ongoing court case.
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