Steinbach teacher accused of sexual offences against 6 students: Manitoba RCMP
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Police have arrested a teacher and rugby coach at a Steinbach, Man., high school who is accused of sexual offences against six female students ranging in age from 15 to 18.
David Bueti, 41, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault and three counts of sexual interference for alleged offences between Feb. 1 and May 31, 2022, RCMP said Wednesday.
The offences are alleged to have occurred at Steinbach Regional Secondary School, where Bueti worked as both a teacher and coach from February until June.
RCMP say they received several reports of sexual assault involving the teacher on June 17.
The alleged victims in this case came forward to a trusted person, RCMP Sgt. Morgan Page said at a news conference on Wednesday morning. The school division then made a report to police through the school social worker.
Other female students came forward and provided information that helped the investigation, RCMP said.
Bueti was arrested on July 4.
In a statement, Hanover School Division said he was placed on leave immediately after it learned of the allegations. A spokesperson told CBC News he is no longer employed by the division.
The division is "treating the allegations seriously and taking the necessary precautions to ensure that the matter is properly investigated," according to its emailed statement.
Police also released information Wednesday about his employment history at several schools in Winnipeg going back more than a decade.
He worked at Holy Ghost School from 2006 to 2007 and at St. John Brebeuf School from 2007 to 2018.
He then worked at Holy Cross school for a four-month period in 2020.
Court records show Bueti filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit late on Dec. 16, 2021, against Holy Cross, a K-8 Catholic school where he worked as the vice-principal.
In the statement of claim, Bueti accused the school's principal of defamation, claiming he said Bueti "knows nothing" and called him a liar at a public board meeting as well as in other communications with school officials.
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