LANGLEY, B.C. - A female teacher in Langley, B.C. has been charged with sexually assaulting an elementary school student.
Fifty-seven-year-old Deborah Ralph is accused of one count of sexual assault and one of sexual interference in incidents police allege happened between December of 1998 and June of 2001.
The RCMP say Ralph had been the victim’s teacher, but was not at the time of the alleged offences.
Ralph was removed from her teaching duties on Nov. 9, the day after her arrest.
She had taught at James Kennedy Elementary School from September, 1987 until June, 2010 and at Langley Fundamental Elementary from September, 2010 until last month.
Police are trying to determine if there are any other victims and are asking parents to come forward if they believe their child may also have been assaulted.