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Nanny accused of child sexual offences in Central Saanich faces new charges

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A Central Saanich nanny who was accused of multiple child sexual offences is now facing three new charges.

30-year-old Johnathon Lee Robichaud was originally arrested in mid-September after reports of him committing sexual offences against two children under the age of 10 came to light in July 2018.

At the time, he was facing criminal charges of one count of sexual interference, two counts of invitation to sexual touching, and one count of making sexually explicit material available to a child.

However, court records show that Robichaud is now accused of three new charges: accessing child pornography, possessing child pornography, and making or publishing child pornography.

Background

In July, a parent of two boys reported that their sons were the victims of sexual offences committed by the family’s nanny – 30-year-old Johnathon Lee Robichaud, who is from Central Saanich.

The accused has lived in the Greater Victoria area for a long time, and has had employment and volunteer opportunities at youth groups, church groups, child care facilities and before/after school programs.

Police say he has also advertised himself on various nanny websites and through local classified advertisement sites.

Robichaud is currently on conditions to not be in contact with children under the age of 16, and to not attend recreation centres, daycares, schools, churches, parks or any other place a child under the age of 16 could reasonably be.

He faces a total of seven charges, and is due to appear in court on October 17th.

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Brishti Basu
Former Senior Staff Writer and Content Manager at Victoria Buzz.

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