RCMP in northern Alberta say an educational assistant is facing charges after allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a youth. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – RCMP in northern Alberta say an educational assistant is facing charges over an alleged inappropriate relationship with a youth.
Mounties say they received a report about the alleged relationship last month.
They say 23-year-old Brooke Richer of Grande Prairie, Alta., has since been charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and luring a child.
RCMP did not say where the woman was employed at the time of the alleged offences or the age of the youth.
They say she was taken before a justice of the peace and released from custody.
She is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie on Nov. 8.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2023.
