Former Hamilton teacher and baseball coach faces more sex charges

A former Hamilton teacher and youth baseball coach is facing additional sex charges, three months after he was arrested for child luring.

John Douglas Hashimoto was arrested again on June 30 and charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference.

Police say the charges stem from two separate historical sexual assaults.

Back in April, Hashimoto was charged by Halton police with luring a child under 16 years and invitation to sexual touching.

At the time, investigators said the 57-year-old man was communicating online using the name David or David 46.

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Hashimoto is a retired teacher with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and worked at four schools between 1987 and 2019 including Billy Green Elementary School, Dr. J.E. Davey Elementary School, Queensdale Elementary School, and Sherwood Secondary School.

He was also involved in youth baseball in the City of Hamilton and was a lead baseball instructor with the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy and a Master Coach Developer and Evaluator for Baseball Canada.

Hashimoto was a seasonal employee with the Blue Jays from 2006 until early 2020 when his contract ended because of the pandemic.

Investigators believe there may be more victims.

Anyone with information they believe could help the investigation is asked to contact Det. Const. Michal Buszkowski of the Sexual Assault Unit at 905-540-5543.