(TWEED, ON) – On February 14, 2016, Central Hastings Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) launched an investigation into sexual offences that occurred in Tweed against young persons between the ages of 12-15. These offences took place between 2013 – 2016.
As a result, on February 15, 2016, 36-year-old Jaclyn McLAREN (also known as Jaclyn JONES) of Stirling, ON, a teacher with the Hasting and Prince Edward District School Board was arrested and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice, Belleville, ON, on February 16, 2016 on charges of:
Sexual Assault on a Person Under 16 (4 Counts)
Sexual Interference with a Person Under 16 (4 Counts)
Invitation to Sexual Touching Under 16 (4 Counts)
Sexual Exploitation (8 Counts),
Luring a Person Under 16 (6 Counts)
Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Person Under 16 (6 Counts)
Today, the accused appeared for a scheduled Bail Hearing and has been charged with the following additional offences:
Making Child Pornography (3 Counts)
Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to Children (1 Count)
She has since been released and is scheduled to make her next appearance in regards to this matter at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Belleville, ON, on Thursday March 31, 2016.
The Central Hastings Crime Unit, under the direction of OPP Detective Inspector Rob Hagerman, Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), is continuing the investigation and the charges that have been laid are in relation to four known victims. Anyone with information about this investigation or information about other crimes, is asked to contact the Central Hastings OPP Crime Unit at 1-888-310-1122.