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RCMP charge teacher with sexual offences
Colchester County District RCMP has charged a teacher from Tatamagouche Regional Academy with sexual offences.
On June 25, Colchester County District RCMP was contacted by school administration about inappropriate contact with a student by a teacher. Officers were advised the teacher had been placed on leave June 18 while the school investigated.
Colchester County District RCMP began an investigation, which indicates that, between May and June of this year, the teacher had sexually assaulted a student on multiple occasions, and sent explicit photos to that student and at least one other.
That same day, Colchester County District RCMP safely arrested Nicole MacLeod, 36, of Murray Siding.
MacLeod has been charged with Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference, Sexual Exploitation, Luring a Child, Invitation to Sexual Touching, and Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child.
She was released on conditions to appear in Truro Provincial Court on September 4, at 9:30 a.m.
Colchester County District RCMP is reaching out to offer support and encourage anyone who may be a survivor to come forward by contacting your local police or RCMP Detachment. Police want victims to know that they can contact them and discuss an incident before making a decision to further participate in the investigation and court process. The Colchester County District RCMP can be contacted at 902-893-6820.
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Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit charges man in relation to 2022 homicide
The Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit has charged a man in the 2022 homicide of 64-year-old Vernon Doucet.
At approximately 7:25 a.m. on February 16, 2022, Meteghan RCMP responded to a report of a home invasion on Second Division Rd. in Concession. The homeowner, Doucet, was severely injured during the offence and later died in hospital. His death was deemed suspicious and the Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit assumed control of the investigation.
On June 24, after a 28-month investigation, officers with the Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit arrested 33-year-old Tyler Colbert Andrew Langford of Weymouth. He’s been charged with Second Degree Murder.
“We hope the arrest of Tyler Langford, and the charge laid against him, will help bring some sense of comfort to Mr. Doucet’s family and community,” says Cpl. Jeff MacFarlane, Acting Unit Commander, Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit. “Our investigation has come to a close; however, we expect to provide details regarding a second person being charged in the coming days.”
Langford was remanded into custody and was due to appear in Annapolis Provincial Court today.
The Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit’s investigation and arrest of Langford was supported by the Digby and Meteghan detachments, the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit, Federal RCMP in Nova Scotia, and the Emergency Response Team.
