Sexual exploitation charge laid against principal in case involving former student

An Edmonton school principal has been charged with sexual exploitation involving a former student in a case dating back 20 years.

A former teacher and school principal has been charged with a sex crime involving a student dating back more than two decades.

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Earlier this year, Edmonton police say they received a report that a girl had been sexually assaulted by one of her public school teachers on multiple occasions between 2004 and 2008.

The teacher went on to be a principal at a junior high school within the same school board after that time frame, police said.

On Wednesday, Jon Paul David Cooper, 51, was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation.

Cooper has been released on conditions not to go to any public swimming area, school, school yard, or any other place where children might be present.

Investigators say there may be other victims.

Anyone with information about Cooper is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

A man with the same name as Cooper was listed as the principal of Westminster Junior High School in Edmonton in a post from the district on March 20 of this year.

In a statement to CTV News Edmonton, Edmonton Public Schools said it is “aware of the charges laid against a staff member.”

“We will continue to co-operate with police as they carry out their investigation.”