Former N.S. teacher charged with historical sexual assaults

A former teacher at a private school in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is facing allegations of sex offences against a youth more than two decades ago.

Roderick Alexander MacDonald, 48, has been charged with sexual exploitation, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault.

On June 2, he pleaded not guilty to the three charges.

He was a teacher at King's-Edgehill School in Windsor, N.S., at the time of the alleged offences. MacDonald is now living in British Columbia.

In a news release issued Thursday, Nova Scotia RCMP said they were first contacted in November of last year. The alleged offences occurred on and off the King's-Edgehill campus between 2000 and 2002.

In January of this year, MacDonald was served a summons in British Columbia to attend court in Nova Scotia. 

RCMP said there is no information to suggest there are additional victims.

If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911. For support in your area, you can look for crisis lines and local services via the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. ​​