Glen Murray Massick, a former education assistant with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, pleaded guilty to three sex offences against minors on Thursday, June 16. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Ian Holmes

breach of trust

Former education assistant pleads guilty to sex offences against children

Jun 16, 2022 | 11:24 AM

NANAIMO — A man who used his position of trust to sexually exploit three children admitted to his offences.

Glen Murray Massick, 46, pleaded guilty to two charges of invitation to sexual touching a person under 16 between May 1 and June 10, 2021.

He also pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge in relation to an incident occurring between October 2018 and October 2019.

Massick was employed as an education assistant with School District 68 when the crimes were committed. Details of how his employment factored into the offending are expected to be made clear during sentencing, anticipated to take place in the late summer.

A pre-sentence report, psychiatric assessment and Gladue report were ordered by Judge Karen Whonnock shortly after Massick entered his pleas at provincial court in Nanaimo on Thursday, June 16.

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A mother of one of the victims was in court to hear Massick plead guilty. She called her child a super hero for coming forward.

“My hope is it hasn’t affected any other kids and if it has, please speak up. Use your voice and know it’s not your fault,” the mother said.

“He hurt innocent children that he had access to in the schools and he needs to pay for what he did,” she added. “He needs to own what he did and be punished for what he did.”

Her husband said the breach of trust makes an already difficult situation much harder.

NanaimoNewsNOW contacted School District 68 for comment, however a spokesperson cited legal reasons for not being able to comment on the matter.

An agreed statement of facts between the Crown and Massick’s lawyer will be submitted to the court outlining the offender’s actions and his background.

In exchange for the guilty pleas six other charges against Massick are expected to the dropped: two charges each of sexual exploitation, making sexually explicit material available to youth and telecommunicating to lure a child.

A publication ban applies in the case to protect the identity of the victims.

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