Female French teacher Jacyln McLaren is accused of three-year string of sex attacks against four children as young as 12

A female teacher has been accused of carrying out a three-year string of sex attacks against children as young as 12, according to police.

Jacyln McLaren, 36, who is also known as Jackie Jones, a French teacher from Stirling, Ontario, is facing 36 sex crime charges against four children dating back to 2013.

McLaren, who is employed by the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, appeared in court Friday where she was freed on $100,000 bond.

Hasting was told she cannot have any contact with males aged under 18, go to places where young people meet, or leave the house without a parent accompanying her.

Ontario Provincial Police say McLaren believe McLaren abused her position of trust over the youngsters to temp them into sexual acts.

She is charged with three counts of making child poography and one count of making sexually explicit material available to children.

She is facing a further four counts each of sexual assault on a person younger than 16, sexual interference with a person younger than 16 and making an invitation to sexual touching involving a person younger than 16.

In addition, McLaren is charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation, six counts of luring a person younger than 16 and six counts of making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16.

The gender of the children, and their relationship to McLaren, was not immediately clear.

The school board released a statement that said it was an aware of a police investigation involving a teacher and that the employee is not at work.

The board said counsellors are available at its schools to support students if needed.

The statement said no other information would be released, saying it's a confidential employee matter and citing the police investigation. 

 

McLaren is accused of orchestrating a three-year campaign of abuse against the four, abusing her position of trust as a teacher to lure them into performing sex acts