Calgary police have made an arrest after a disturbing incident at a southwest Calgary elementary school on Wednesday. Read More
Twenty-six-year-old man arrested and charged after alleged incident near Nellie McLung school.
Twenty-six-year-old man arrested and charged after alleged incident near Nelly McLung school.
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Calgary police have made an arrest after a disturbing incident at a southwest Calgary elementary school on Wednesday.
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Two Nelly McLung School students in the southwest neighbourhood of Palliser on April 2 reported to school staff that they saw a man near the school, who then went to a treed area and allegedly exposed himself while looking at the students.
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Using witness descriptions and CCTV footage from a nearby residents, police were able to identify a suspect and make an arrest the following day.
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Police praised the students for taking action and said exposure incidents can be ‘traumatizing’.
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“Indecent acts are traumatizing to anyone, especially young children,” says Sergeant Trent Barker-Petersen of the Calgary Police Service. “We recognize that it can be difficult to report such acts, and we are thankful that the students came forward. This is a criminal offence and there is zero tolerance for such highly inappropriate behaviour in our community.”
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Alejandro Jose Cervera-Marin, 26, faces two counts of indecent exposure to persons under the age of 16, two counts of criminal harassment and one count of intimidation.
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Cevera-Marin was also charged under the Education Act with one count each of loitering or trespassing on school property and conduct detrimental to safe operation of a school.
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His first court date is scheduled for May 20.
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