In a packed Ottawa courtroom Friday, a former middle school teacher pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old boy whom she taught in her classroom and coached on the basketball court. Boy was transferred to her classAccording to an agreed statement of facts read aloud in court, Cowan-Wilson was the victim's basketball coach for Grade 7 and 8. After the victim entered high school, Cowan-Wilson met personally with his mother and asked if he could return to Sir Winston Churchill to help her coach basketball. Her relationship with the boy was discovered after his eldest sister found a love letter from Cowan-Wilson in the victim's room. "She preyed upon him," the victim's father said.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2018 21:12 UTC