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Fort Nelson School Employee Arrested For Child Porn

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:49 PM

Members of the RCMP’s Integrated Child Exploitation Team assisted officers from the detachment in Fort Nelson in arresting a 44-year-old man in the small northern community yesterday.

In a news release issued today, Constable Annie Linteau says the arrest came as a result of an ongoing investigation, subsequent to information that the suspect had allegedly been accessing and had been in possession of child pornography.

The male suspect has since been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on June 11th on related charges.

In a letter sent home from schools in Fort Nelson yesterday, District #81 Chair, Andy Karassowitsch writes,

"We have been advised that one of our employees is under investigation for internet-facilitated child exploitation.

School District #81 is working closely with the RCMP in their investigation.  The employee is not at school and will be on administrative leave until the Board of Education decides otherwise.

There is nothing to suggest that any of our children are involved."

The letter goes on to say:

"We reiterate that at this time there have been no allegations involving children in our school district."


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Nasty. I still don't understand what makes some people tick.
why the fuck do you care if its nasty and sick .. mind your own fuckin buisness? how do you think there family is gonna feel when they read your comment? you wouldnt say that if you knew him .. so think next time befour you say somthing stupid
why the fuck do you care if its nasty and sick .. mind your own fuckin buisness? how do you think there family is gonna feel when they read your comment? you wouldnt say that if you knew him .. so think next time befour you say somthing stupid
why do you care if it's nasty. what would you do if someone you know or even yourself was in that position? just stfu before you think, your really stupid for saying sumthing like that cause all your doing is making people like me pissed off.
Ya I knew him and it was shocking. My daughter went to a school where he worked. Its crazy, you think that you know someone and they are trustworthy and then you are totally betrayed. It is nasty and he is sick, I wonder how does someone become so sick. At what point do you think to yourself... 'hey I think I might look for some kiddie porn today" and then why doesnt your brain say 'hey man wtf is wrong with you ya pervert' I feel for his family and pray that they can get through all of this.
Are you kidding. This man worked with CHILDREN! I knew him, he was around my kid at her school. If it is true, it is nasty, sick, depraved and against the law. I trusted that school to protect my kid. I feel betrayed. You do not get arrested if they just suspect something, there must be evidence. IF the allegations are true, he should never be allowed to be near kids again. Think of all the kids at the schools he worked at who are now going through a really confusing time. Think of the sleepless nights parents will now have wondering if something happened to their child. This has not just affected his life, his family, collegues and the kids at the schools will NEVER be the same.
Firstly, I assume the innocence of the person involved in this.

I do, however, find the idea of child porn to be nasty and I really don't care what anybody says to me, you'll never change my mind on that subject.

For anybody that IS involved, or anybody that supports it or thinks it's OK, I really don't understand what makes THEM tick.
K this is for all the people who are putting him down and saying shit about him .... first of all i bet most of you dont no his family or him personaly but I know the family and could you only imagine how hard it is on them ... and for who ever said they are worried about there kids that were tought by him if you fuckin read the letter it says there were no kids involved in our school district and you if you guys dont live here then shut your faces cause you dont no the truth and i bet they are all rumors you are hearing so shut up and mind your own fuckin business and get your facts straight....
P.s you are allways inocent untill provin guilty.....
Ohh and one more thing it dosent even show the hole letter that has been sent home so if you have not read both letter because there was 2 then dont go on sayin shit....
"P.s you are allways inocent untill provin guilty"

Not always....

Become a parent, you will find out why people are upset.

Why did he jump from the bridge if he is innocent?

More to the story.. there always is.
I am truly sickened by these allegations.
I believe in innocent until proven guilty in most cases.This is very scary to think that he was around my child.The allegtions are only what they have evidence of,he could have done things with children here.We don't know.
I feel sad for his family and I wish them all the strength they need at this time.

Yes,why would he jump for no reason?

More to the story I am sure!

How do you talk to a 7 year old about this?
If you look at it, if you possess it, if you own it, if you sell it - YOU SUPPORT IT. If you see it and say nothing - YOU CONDONE IT. When you support or condone it you create opportunity for - all the creeps, perverts, jerks, low lifes, snakes, scum of the earth, lying deceiving bastards - to degredate, molest, cause bodily harm and permanent emotional damage to innocent children.

The result of an ongoing investigation? To make an announcement about it? There has to be some validation here. All you northerners who are so viciously speaking out to protect and support this wonderful man you all claim to know, your opinions are taken into consideration, but on this site - we try to respect each other's opinions, so stop with the name calling or go blog somewhere else.
all we are saying is why do u have to put on here that he is sick and shit like that for no reason people just have to post comments like that, yea it is quit possible that it is true, but its not really about him its about stuff like when his family or friends read your comments how do you think they are gonna feel after it had already hurt them enough and now they gotta read shit like that .
I bet more than half of the things most of your have heard are not true. I can say this because i am best friends with one of the daughters of the family. I am there for her and the rest of the family unlike most of you people who have nothing suportive to say and just keep putting him down and assuming shit. Some of you are saying how scary it is that your child or people you know were around him at school and everything, it says right in the letter no children of our school district were involved so im sure that your child was never a target.
You guys probably are not parents so you cannot understand where we are coming from.
I understand the family must be going through a nightare that they can't wake up from.I get that!!!!!
BUT when he was a person in direct contact with children,that is not good!!!!!!
It does not matter if none of our children are involved.They are vulnerable and they are told that teachers are the ones to trust!
So if you don't have children,than you just do not understand!!!!
yea but that is not what we are trying to say . why would someone just say that he is sick and perverted outta know where .. they cant keep there thoughts to them self? and i understand where you are comin from but you dont ahve to put him down on a website just cause of what your thoughts are . keep them to yourself
Obviously theman21 has no kids or he is related to the man arrested. People involved with child pornography should be taken in front of the people of the town and stoned. They should then spend the rest of their life behind bars in the general population. We wouldn't have to put up with them for very long after that. Lowlifes that prey on children do not fare well in prison. By the way, theman21, this is a website where you can express your thoughts.
I feel for the family involved, of course, but they still are not the victims.

And, my thoughts are that his "supportive" friends are making him look like sh!t.

You don't need to express your opinions like you were talking to a police officer from the back alley where you slept last night.

You're not giving anybody the impression that he is a quality person by the sound of the "friends" he has, and if you sounded a little more intelligent, you might be taken more seriously.

You don't impress anybody by sh!t-talking.

Lastly, don't try to buy him a seat on the victim train. The victim of child pornography is the child, not the person who may or may not have CHOSEN to view it.

Children are raped, threatened, molested, brutalized, tortured, killed, etc, etc, all for the sake of the MAKING of child pornography.

Thus, anybody CHOOSING to view child pornography, is SUPPORTING what is done in the MAKING of child pornography.

How you can view child pornography, knowing all of that, and appreciate it, is beyond me. To me it is just viciously sick.

Whether the person charged, is guilty or not, I don't know.

Anyone who CHOOSES to view child pornography is phucked.
Right ON Reasonableman . As for the family of the man charged, I have a hard time feeling for them, I sympathize that they are going through a difficult time, but my heart goes out completely to the innocent children who had to be involved, justice can never be served for them.

Sure, okay, we know it's probably not the family's fault this man did what he did, but - what is their main concern? Embarrassment? Shame? Disgust? Do you think anyone is blaming them? Possibly but: This person has to stand up and take responsibility for his own actions. God forbid the courts allow him to blame it on his parents like the local from here who got busted for the same disgusting behaviour last year.

Personally, if I discovered that a "friend" of mine waws doing something like this??? I would no longer consider that person my friend. And let's face it, when people do this sort of thing, they do not advertise it. Nope, that is their dirty little secret because they know it is not acceptable behaviour. They are ashamed of what they do, yet they do it. Is this behaviour not akin to a "disease"?

So, keep in mind, when we say nasty and sick or perverted or pig, or whatever our opinion is of people who do this to children? We mean it. That is what we think they are, our comments are not directed at their family. ( I wanted to put "family and friends" but decided to omit "friends". Family is blood, friends are choice.)

People who read the stuff, look at it, purchase it, or sell it - they think they are off the hook because they were not their in person when the crap was being made. But they are wrong. They are dead wrong.
I am a close friend of his family and how dare you say that you dont feel for them!!! They now have to go around town and to school knowing that everyone is talking about them. And second of all i believed he jumped off the bridge because of what this was putting on his family. I relize that it is wrong but you should listen to everyone's opions first. My heart is split into two pieces but the half that goes out to my best friend is the most important. His family hasn't eaten or slept since this has happened and i would like every one to think of them before you say stuff like that. Because I know that hearing stuff like that said about me would make me want to jump off the bridge too.
I am also a close friend of his family. Sure the man may not like me himself however my opion of his position is of high respect. To put his life on the line for his family is the ultimate sacerfice. Now to thoses who dont beleive in sympathy for those around this man F U. How would you feel if that was your mother or father. Their life has changed for ever the least you can do is show some respect.
I am a close friend of his family and how dare you say that you dont feel for them!!! They now have to go around town and to school knowing that everyone is talking about them. And second of all i believed he jumped off the bridge because of what this was putting on his family. I relize that it is wrong but you should listen to everyone's opions first. My heart is split into two pieces but the half that goes out to my best friend is the most important. His family hasn't eaten or slept since this has happened and i would like every one to think of them before you say stuff like that. Because I know that hearing stuff like that said about me would make me want to jump off the bridge too.
I didn't read anything in the story about jumping off a bridge ??

Explain ????
He was arrested and released. His computers at home and at school were taken as evidence. A few hours later he jumped from the Muskwa Bridge. He survived and he is now in a Mental Hospital recovering.

Why jump if you are innocent?

His family are victims as well, their lives will never be the same and I can't imagine how they are feeling now. It is not their fault but their friends speaking the way they are on this blog, are not helping the matter.

You should be able to trust your school principal, your children should be able to go to a school and be safe, even if he didn't hurt those kids, someone's children were hurt and now the trust bond is broken forever.
hebby - you obviously can't read past your "red" eyesight. I said I had a hard time feeling for the family. I did not say I don't feel for them.

We are all entitled to choose who we want to feel sympathy for and who we don't. There is no law that requires one or the other.

That the family of this man is a truly great family - that is not in doubt. That they are suffering because of what their family member has done, that is not in doubt. This is a free site, if you don't like reading what people think, don't read it. If you have something to say about the family, say it. Please, enlighten us.

That it is not proven that any "local" children were involved? Because they are not local we DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT??? How sick is that? How could anyone possibly think that it matters WHERE the kids came from???? And you want to tell us to think before we speak??

You think he jumped off the bridge because he felt bad about what he was doing to his family? Do you think it is possible his capability for compassion could extend beyond what he feels for himself? Just asking.

my comment on "local" children is more in response to Ty19 than to heddy. Thank you.
Here are a couple of old sayings that might be of interest to a few people.

Birds of a feather.....

Fly with the crows.....

If you are too young to know how they end, go ask your mamma or pappa.
If you are too young to know how they end, go ask your mamma or pappa. .. that is the fuckin stupidest thing i have ever heard .. fuckin sort your shit out . with the fuck did those sayings have to do with anything .
I can see we're dealing with true intellectuals here. How do you debate an idiot ?

Maybe the level of education there, is the real crime story.

I sympathize with the family, for what they are going through, all caused by the guy who was sitting behind the computer, when it was downloading child porn.

You need to take your anger out on the person that brought this all on himself, his friends, and his family (by his choices, his actions).

You will NEVER convince us to embrace the idea that crimes against children are anything less than despicable.

Now go get an education, nobody pays you to trash talk in chat rooms, hero.
Nope Reasonableman, no debating with an idiot. Tough to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man, like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

I sympathize with the family for sure. IF they are reading this, it must be very embarrassing for them to see their support coming from such respectable and upstanding intellects. Such a great reflection on them.

I personally would like to reassure the family that I form my opinions of people based on their own individual behaviours and qualities first.