The Halton Regional Police Service- Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit has arrested a child and youth counsellor who works for the Halton Catholic District School Board.
53 year old Fernando Costa was arrested on September 26th and charged with sexual exploitation and sexual assault.
The charges are from 2001, when Costa was working at Bishop P.F Reding Secondary School in Milton.
When he was arrested, he was working for St.Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Oakville.
Costa has worked for the Halton Catholic District School board since 1990 and has worked for numerous elementary and secondary schools as a counsellor and as a coach.
If you have any more information, the Halton Police’s Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit asks that you contact Detective Chris Newcombe at 905-465-8695 or Detective Constable Tiffany Lyons at 905-465-8976.
You can also submit tips through Crime Stoppers.
You can submit them by calling them at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through their website, www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca
