Glen Murray Massick deflected questions about his offending prior to be jailed for his crimes. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Ian Holmes

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NANAIMO — A disgraced former education assistant who preyed on a pair of teenage boys and a third young man for his sexual gain will spend six years in jail.

In June, Glen Murray Massick 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.

The Crown’s Joanna Simpson outlined the highly disturbing facts of the case submitted prior to a provincial court judge accepting a joint sentence recommendation on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The invitational to sexual touching charges arose from when Massick, 46, was employed with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools at John Barsby Secondary School.

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Simpson said Massick was assigned to a class for students with special needs which the 14 and 15-year-old victims were a part of.

Massick took both vulnerable boys on multiple fishing trips outside of school hours.

Police interviewed both victims, who described Massick sexually touching them, while he also showed them pornography in his van at Colliery Dam Park.

Massick also exposed his penis and masturbated in front of the boys.

The offender also sent the pair sexual messages and asked one of the boys if he wanted to have a threesome with the other victim.

The trips were arranged by Massick with the school and the victims’ parents, Simpson said.

“They thought at the time they were doing the right thing. She (mother of one victim) confirmed that (the victim) went fishing on seven occasions in May and one occasion in June 2021.”

The sexually explicit messages came to the attention of the school’s principal and a victim’s mother, triggering an investigation by Nanaimo RCMP.

Massick also earlier sexually assaulted an 18-year-old male during a single incident when when Massick was in a position of trust.

Simpson said a pre sentence report and psychiatric assessment revealed concerning statements from Massick.

“It shows an utter lack of insight into these offences and causes the Crown very serious concern, especially when it comes to re-offending Your Honour.”

Massick reported remembers some of his misconduct with the students at Colliery Dam, but also stated some of the allegations didn’t happen.

Massick claimed he was not attracted to pre-pubescent boys or girls.

He was flagged as a high risk to re-offend.

Simpson noted Massick reported he was sexually assaulted at around the age of 12 or 13-years-old. Massick reported he dropped out of highschool since he was the victim of constant bullying.

The then 18-year-old victim assaulted by Massick between the fall of 2018 and 2019 provided a statement to the court.

“I separated myself from family and friends, I was in a really dark place. I thought about killing myself, I felt like nobody would accept me anymore.”

Defence lawyer Stephen Littley told court his client didn’t receive any treatment or counseling after Massick was sexually assaulted.

“Nothing was done in respect to his suffering when he was a child and you can see it come full circle now.”

The offender briefly addressed the court prior to being sentenced.

“I’m sorry, I’m looking forward to getting the help and doing all of the courses.”

Massick will attend either a medium or maximum security prison on the Lower Mainland.

He’ll undergo mandatory tailored treatment programs for sex offenders.

After Massick was led away to jail the parents of one of the victims in court for the proceedings said while they were relieved the process was over, they wanted a longer sentence.

“It wasn’t enough, he took innocence of three boys, that’s not enough, but it’s better than nothing,” a father said.

He was rubbed the wrong way by the body language displayed by Massick in and outside of court.

“He’s a slime ball, smiling the whole time.”

Restrictive conditions for sex offenders will be in place for a decade once Massick is released, including not being allowed to be employed where he’s in a position of trust.

He’ll also be banned from public settings where people under the age of 16 could be present.

His name will also appear on the National Sex Offender Registry for life, while Massick was also ordered to provide a DNA sample.

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