N.S. school teacher pleads guilty to sex offences
Nova Scotia Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Offences Involving Student
A Nova Scotia school teacher, Nicole MacLeod, has pleaded guilty to five charges related to sex offences against at least one student. The 37-year-old teacher from Murray Siding, N.S., had been facing trial on seven charges and appeared in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro on Tuesday to set trial dates on those charges.
However, instead of going to trial, MacLeod decided to enter guilty pleas to two counts of sexual interference, one count of invitation to sexual touching, one of luring by a telecommunications device, and one of breach of conditions. The majority of the charges were laid in June 2024, with the breach charge stemming from an incident in November when MacLeod allegedly violated her release conditions by contacting a victim.
At the time of the investigation, MacLeod was a teacher at Tatamagouche Regional Academy, a combined elementary, junior, and senior high school. She was placed on leave when the complaints first surfaced, and her name has since been removed from the school directory.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) revealed that MacLeod was accused of sexually assaulting one student on multiple occasions in May and June of 2024. Additionally, she was charged with sending explicit pictures to that student and “at least one other,” according to an RCMP news release.
MacLeod is set to be sentenced in July for her actions.
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