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A 59-year-old piano teacher has been charged after reports that a 10-year-old girl who was a music student was sexually assaulted “on multiple occasions,” Edmonton police said.
The police were notified on March 14.
“The assaults reportedly occurred during piano lessons while the child’s mother was in another part of the house,” the Edmonton Police Service said in a news release Wednesday.
On March 26, Cassius Alleyne, 59, was arrested and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference.
Police said the accused may have been teaching piano lessons to children and adults for seven years. They said he usually teaches lessons at his students’ homes.
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Investigators believe there may be other victims, and are encouraging them to come forward.
Anyone who believes they have been victimized is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone.
Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
Alleyne was released with conditions, including not having contact or communication with anyone under the age of 16, and not attending any public swimming area, school, day care, playground, youth shelter or public library.
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