Sexual Exploitation – Arrest: R24-49914

Released: November 8, 2024 at 10:59 a.m.

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In October, 2024, the Winnipeg Police Service’s Sex Crimes Unit entered into a sexual exploitation investigation.

The survivor in this matter is now an adult. She reported that between May 2019 and August 2020, when she was a teenager, she attended an afterschool program within the Seven Oaks School Division.

Her student support worker was an adult male who groomed her resulting in a sexually exploitative relationship.

On November 3, 2024, members of the Sex Crimes Unit arrested and charged
37-year-old Matthew James MOUSSEAU, with Sexual Assault and Sexual Exploitation. He was detained in custody.

Investigators have determined that MOUSSEAU had been employed as a teacher in several schools in Winnipeg until May 2024, but is no longer a teacher.

The Winnipeg Police Service is committed to providing support to survivors of sexual assault. Anyone wishing to speak to an investigator can call 204-986-6245 or make a report online at: https://www.cybertip.ca

Resources include WPS Victim Services at 204-986-6350 and the Klinic Sexual Assault Crisis Line at 204-786-8631.

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