A University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) instructor is under investigation by the Chilliwack RCMP after a Creep Catchers sting in Chilliwack Tuesday evening.
The vigilante anti-pedophile group posted a video of the teacher from the Abbotsford campus on its Chilliwack Creep Catchers Facebook page alleging the man thought he was coming to meet a 13-year-old boy at a local McDonald鈥檚.
In an email sent out to staff and students March 7 obtained by The Progress, Jackie Hogan, president and vice-chancellor of UFV, said that while the allegations are not proven, the university is taking the matter seriously and the individual in question has been placed on administrative leave.
No official details are available at this time who it involves, but Hogan said the Chilliwack RCMP detachment 鈥渋s aware and has opened a file on this matter.鈥�
The Progress is not repeating the name of the professor until charges are approved. Students, however, are aware of who the man is.
鈥淭he university is not aware of any complainants at UFV,鈥� Hogan wrote.
鈥淲hile this alleged behavior did not occur on a UFV campus, the university realizes this situation may be upsetting to some students, staff, and faculty.
鈥淯FV counsellors are available to support students who may be experiencing distress or difficulty coping. For staff and faculty who are concerned about students who may appear to be in distress, please visit the UFV Counselling Services site.鈥�
The letter went on to identify phone numbers and physical locations for UFV counselling in Chilliwack and Abbotsford, as well as an after hours crisis line, and contact information for Homewood Health, the 鈥淯FV Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider for UFV faculty and staff.
See www.theprogress.com for more details as they become available.
paul.henderson@theprogress.com
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