Sex assault suspect nabbed 37 years later

Hamilton Police have laid sexual assault charges against a former school official for incidents alleged to have occurred almost four decades ago.

John Leek, 69, of Whitby is charged with indecent assault on a male and gross indecency. Leek worked for both the Hamilton and Peel school boards as a truancy counsellor at the time of the offences between June 1976 and December 1977.

Hamilton Police arrested him yesterday. He is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Police continue to investigate and believe there may be more victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tammi Ewart of the Sexual Assault Unit at 905-540-6477, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).