A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a former teacher after they were alerted to child pornography on the suspect’s cell phone.
Police were first tipped off in July 2024 and were issued a warrant for the suspect’s arrest on October 2. During further searches of the mobile device, they found video recordings made in April 2023 and May 2024 of children and adults in various stages of undress in the family change room of a public pool in the Maples neighbourhood of Winnipeg.
Further investigation led officers to believe that the suspect had previously inappropriately engaged with a student while he was teaching at a high school in the North End neighbourhood.
Matthew James Mousseau, 37, of Winnipeg, has been charged with multiple offences, including sexual assault and exploitation, voyeurism and accessing/possessing child porn.
Police believe Mousseau had been employed as a teacher in several Winnipeg schools until May 2024, but is no longer a teacher in the city.
He was released from custody pending a court date.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact police at (204) 986-6172.
