More sexual assault charges for a former Hamilton teacher

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More sex assault charges for a man who taught at a number of schools in Hamilton.

Geoffrey Burnet of Kitchener was not only charged by Hamilton Police with child sexual abuse but he was arrested by Niagara Police on child porn charges. Burnet also taught in Toronto, Dufferin County, Wellington Country and Guelph and police are concerned there could be more victims.

Burnet has been a teacher for over 15 years. He is facing sex related charges including sexual assault stemming back to one incident involving a nine or 10 year old girl in Hamilton between January 2007 and December 2008.

“This would not have been a student teacher relationship.” said Dave Dunbar from Hamilton Police.

The child and Burnet did know each other.

But it was Niagara Police who alerted Hamilton cops to Burnet. Last Friday he was arrested by Niagara Police and charged with printing and distributing child porn in connection with an investigation from that area.

He was released this past Tuesday and re arrested by Hamilton Police the same day.

Burnet most recently worked at Columbia International College in Hamilton. He was fired Tuesday- the same day he was arrested and charged.

“The investigation that led to our charges does not involve Columbia College.”

The principal of Columbia International College did not want to speak on camera. Instead he referred us to a news release that they sent out last night stating that Mr. Geoffrey Burnet did work on contract from 2014 right up until September 20th of this year- the day he was terminated.

Burnet was a supply teacher at a number of schools in Hamilton between 2005 and 2011 including St. Jean de Brebeuf, St. Thomas More, Catherdral High School, St. Mary, Bishop Tonnos and St. Vincent de Paul.

On January 28 2011 Burnet resigned from the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board. The board won’t say why he quit.

During that same time Burnet also subbed in at George S. Henry Academy in Toronto.

In his early teaching years he worked for the Upper Grand District School Board.

“We would be concerned about the other potential victims who that individual may have had access to and in this type of investigation it is a concern for us.”

Burnets Facebook page also shows that he taught for a time in Japan.

Police encourage anyone who may be a victim to contact them.