A former Halifax-area teacher and coach has pleaded guilty to 35 historical sex offences involving 34 victims. The charges cover a period from the 1970s to the 1980s when McNutt was a teacher for the Halifax Regional School Board, now known as the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. McNutt was one of two former teachers charged as part of Operation Apollo, a Halifax Regional Police investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse involving teachers and coaches in the Halifax area. The other former teacher, Jaddus Joseph Poirier, 78, is facing 16 charges involving three men. Some of McNutt's victims have also launched a civil lawsuit against him, the former school board and the Halifax Hawks.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2020 16:41 UTC