Former teacher pleads guilty, admits to rapes and robberies
CBC
WARNING: The details in this story are disturbing
A former Calgary teacher has admitted to a string of brutal sexual assaults, forcing himself on women while using a fake, but authentic-looking gun.
On Thursday afternoon, Andrew Frank Sorensen, 37, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault with an imitation firearm and five counts of robbery with an imitation firearm.
Over an eight-week period in 2022, Sorensen robbed and sexually assaulted nine women at eight locations.
All but one of the victims were working in small, storefront massage studios during the offences.
A publication ban protects the identities of the women who were victimized by Sorensen.
Sorensen was a teacher with Calgary Catholic School District at St. Isidore School, an online-only school for Grades 1-9.
Details of Sorensen's crimes come from an agreed statement of facts, read aloud in court by prosecutor Donna Spaner.
The offences took place between Jan. 10 and March 11, 2022.
After dark, Sorensen drove to various massage studios — and in one case a hotel room — wearing dark clothing, gloves and a mask.
Then, he would force the women from the reception area into a massage room by threatening them with what looked to be a handgun.
In the massage rooms, Sorensen forced the women to perform sexual acts, in some cases, holding what they believed to be a gun to their heads.
In two cases, he raped the women, court heard.
Sorensen also robbed several of the businesses, demanding cash from female employees.