Toronto elementary school teacher arrested in connection with sexual assault of child

The teacher was employed at Secord Elementary School in Toronto at the time of his arrest.

It is alleged that, between 2014 and 2016, a man worked in a Toronto home as a babysitter to a seven-year-old boy. During that time, the man allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted the child.

According to police, the assaults occurred in residences in the O’ Connor Drive and St. Clair Avenue East area and the Queen Street East and Carlaw Avenue area of Toronto.

Following an investigation, Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) officers arrested 41-year-old Toronto resident Gianni Jarman, formerly known as Gianni Pate, on Aug. 13.

Jarman is employed as a teacher with the Toronto District School Board at Secord Elementary School.