Former high school youth worker charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation

A former youth worker at a Hampshire, P.E.I. high school has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

Arthur Francis McGuigan, 63, who used to work at Bluefield High School faces two charges involving a single complainant that date back to2009.

The case has been before the courts since June. It was last in Charlottetown Provincial Court Monday and was adjourned. McGuigan was not present.

He has not yet entered a plea to the charges and the allegationsare unproven in court.

In 2014 McGuigan pleaded guilty to charges of sexual exploitation and drug traffickinginvolving a female student. Those charges stemmed from incidents in August 2013. McGuiganwas sentenced to five and a half years in prison for those charges.

• Arthur McGuigan sentenced to five and a half years on sex crimes

The case is scheduled to beback in court on Oct. 10.

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