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CRIME Gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting girl 2 masked men rob Oakville convenience storePolice believe there may be other victims LOUIE ROSELLA lrosella@mississauga.net Mississauga's gymnas­ tics community is reeling af­ ter a well-known coach was arrested and faces charges that include sexual assault and child luring in relation to one of his students. Earlier this year, Peel po­ lice investigators were con­ tacted by a 15-year-old Mis­ sissauga girl to report "mul­ tiple sex-related criminal in­ cidents" that occurred over a four-year period between her and her gymnastics coach. A Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for 28- year-old Scott McFarlane on Friday, Jan. 26 and he turned himself in to police Jan. 29. He is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, child luring, making sexual explicit material available to a person under 16 and inde­ cent exposure to a person un­ der 16. McFarlane has been an active gymnastic coach in the Region of Peel, including at places such as Manjaks Gymnastics in Mississauga and Tumblers Gymnastics Centre, and also coached in Oakville, Ottawa, and in Western Canada. McFarlane, who re­ presented Ontario in numer­ ous national championships, has been suspended indefi­ nitely by Gymnastics Onta­ rio and Gymnastics Canada. "Gym­ nastics Can­ ada has a ze- ro-toler- ance policy for any type of beha­ viour that puts the safety and well-being of our participants at risk," said Richard Crepin, chair of the board of directors at Gymnastics Canada. "More than words though, it's ac­ tions that count. Our top pri­ ority is building a safe envi­ ronment for our participants by enhancing the policies and mechanisms we have in place so that our athletes and coaches are safe and secure and so parents feel confident that their children are safe. Our hearts go out to the vic­ tim in this case, and we want her, and the rest of our com­ munity, to know that we will not rest until this type of be­ haviour no longer finds a home in the sport of gymnas­ tics." The arrest sent shock waves through the city's gymnastics community. "Everyone is in shock," said Mary Giordano, who says her daughter was trained by McFarlane. "He was such an inspirational coach." Investigators from the special victims unit believe that there may be more vic­ tims and/or witnesses and are asking anyone who had contact with McFarlane to call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3460 or Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222- 8477. Two masked men al­ legedly robbed an Oak­ ville convenience store on Friday evening, fleeing the scene after gaining an undisclosed amount of cash and cartons of ciga­ rettes. The robbery, accord­ ing to police, occurred at about 10 p.m. at the Hasty M art store at 2828 Kings- way Dr. One of the suspects was reportedly armed with a small knife. The suspects were last seen running northbound to­ ward Kingsway Drive. No one was injured during the incident. One of the suspects is described as heavy set, approximately six feet tall, wearing a dark grey hoodie with a small red scarf around his neck, dark track pants with a thick white stripe down the side, beige ankle-high work boots and a black and white mask. The other is described as slender, wearing all black clothing, including a hoodie. Anyone with informa­ tion regarding this al­ leged robbery is asked to contact Det. Barry Mal- ciw of the 2 District Crim­ inal Investigations Bu­ reau - Robbery Team at 905-825-4747, ext. 2218. Scott McFarlane, 28 NEWS Oakville man facing numerous child porn related charges Police allege incidents took place in Hamilton and Oakville OAKVILLE - A 33-year- old Oakville man is facing a number of child pornog­ raphy related charges fol­ lowing a Halton police in­ vestigation into alleged child internet exploitation in Oakville. Police say they became aware of the alleged inci­ dents, which allegedly oc­ curred between June 2017 and January 2018 in Ham­ ilton and Oakville. An investigation fund­ ed by a grant from the Min­ istry of Community Safety and Correctional Services followed. On Jan. 30, an arrest was made. Tyler Leach, 33, of Oak­ ville has been charged with two counts of posses­ sion of child pornography, distribution of child por­ nography, four counts of making child pornogra­ phy, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference. Anyone with informa­ tion is asked to contact Det. 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