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Halifax-area school teacher charged with voyeurism

Halifax Regional Police have laid voyeurism charges against a 41-year-old school teacher who they allege recorded video of five women and a girl in a washroom at the Abenaki Aquatic Club.

HRCE says Matthew Douglas Moriarty has been placed on leave

Blair Rhodes · CBC News ·
A large wooden beige, turquoise and gold sign reads 'Abenaki Aquatic Club.'
An official at the Abenaki Aquatic Club says the organization is co-operating with the police investigation. (Mark Crosby/CBC)

A Halifax-area school teacher is accused of secretly recording video of people in a Dartmouth washroom.

Halifax Regional Police have laid voyeurism charges against Matthew Douglas Moriarty, 41. They allege he recorded five women and a girl in a washroom at the Abenaki Aquatic Club.

The charges cover a period from Tuesday to Thursday of this week.

Moriarty is a language teacher at Woodlawn High School, which is a few kilometres from the paddling club on Bell Lake.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education said in a statement that Moriarty has been placed on leave.

Jen Mosher, commodore of the Abenaki Aquatic Club, said the organization is co-operating with police and providing support to the alleged victims and to its members at large.

Halifax Regional Police Const. John MacLeod said Friday it's possible more victims may come forward.

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Blair Rhodes has been a journalist for more than 40 years, the last 31 with CBC. His primary focus is on stories of crime and public safety. He can be reached at blair.rhodes@cbc.ca

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