Man who worked at many schools facing child sexual abuse charges in Oakville and Milton
Published March 9, 2024 at 7:34 am
A former educational assistant who worked in schools in Milton and Oakville is facing dozens of child sexual abuse charges.
Cameron Ivens, 42, of Milton was charged following an Internet Child Exploitation investigation by Halton police.
On Thursday, March 7, Ivens was charged with:
- Make child pornography (15 counts)
- Voyeurism (14 counts)
- Sexual assault (6 counts)
- Possession of child pornography (3 counts)
- Sexual interference (3 counts)
- Exposure to person under 16 years (2 counts)
- Assault (2 counts)
- Transmit child pornography
- Access child pornography
- Invitation to sexual touching
Ivens is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
The accused was previously employed as an educational assistant and worked at the following schools:
- P.L Robertson Public School in Milton from Feb. to Oct. 2014
- Munns Public School in Oakville from Oct. 2014 to Nov. 2015
- Emily Carr Public School in Oakville from Nov. 2015 to Aug. 2019
- Viola Desmond Public School in Milton from Sept. 2019 to Dec. 2019
The accused also worked at Rick Imus Music Studio in Milton around 2008 for one year. He established his own company, Pitch Perfect Piano Service, in 2012 to tune, regulate and rebuild pianos. Around 2015 the accused also taught private music lessons to children in their homes.
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None of the charges have been proven in court.
In order to protect the identity of the victims, police cannot provide further details surrounding the nature of this investigation.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information, or anyone who has been victimized by the accused is asked to contact Det.-Cst. Stephane Verreault of the HRPS Internet and Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) at 905-825-4747, ext. 8986.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or at the website.
The HRPS is a member of the Ontario Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet. These investigations have been funded and made possible through a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
