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2-The Canadian Champion, Frcday, August 1, 2003 Go aho Teacher convicted of sex offence against minor scoop? Give us Former MDHS teacher returns to court next mont/i for sentencing nId girl January 18, 2002 ai the Halton a cati with BySTEPHAN1E THIES3FPNJ 5MoteI l satŽ ý1AWk1 Ileti-ll il 'I'dsvil. ýuîoî i ît\ý U uu i ] iaeas A toi-nier Milton hiighi school Scarborough, a comlputer ,cience teacher, with sexual assault and sexual interîcrence was 14 or older aller iaking ail reasonable at 90) eaherha bencovicedofse- hould have known thal whai you see on of' a minor in April, 2002. He was sus iseps io determine this. In the end, the ihe nte905)n'inecesarly waî ou gl. ende wih pa an assgnc to ome answer was no, Judge Sharpe said. 878-2341, Ual assaariy wat ou eit fordwithavianngsigsext hae He (Mr. Zarate) admits he didn't try to 87823 1, ua asaltfo hvig exwith a The evidence doesn't raise a reasonable dulies. The second charge was stayed. lînd out how old (the girl) was," said Judge ext. 234. l3-year-old girl he met on-line. doubi about the guili of' the accused," he Mr. Zarate admitted trom the beginning hpe"Teconstbiedeyda In Ontario Court (provincial division) in said. ol ihe trial that he had sex with a 13-year- Srpe.Thbe own tatteîaised fbe oa take ail reasonable steps io establish ber gWheri Mr. Zarate met the Missîssauga girl- whose identity is prntected under a court ban- on-line, he should have taken sîeps 10 find oui ber age rather ihan assumn- îng sbte was over 14 or believing that she was 17. as he iestified carlier she told bîm. Since Mr. Zarate taught computer class- es, be was well enough versed on the Internet to know thai what people say in chat rooms can't always be trusted, Judge Sharpe said. "He (îesîified> that everybody lies on the Inteinei, and that you shouldn't c i v ibelieve tl," be said, adding, 'Being a bigh scbool teacher. he knows that people lie. He acknowledged he was aware eveiybody lies on the Intemnet." .4 SIXThe judge said Mr. Zarate could have PX,/W, P, CDstero ýà ILasked the girl what sehool she went to or wbat ber favourite subjects were to deter- mine ber age. but, be said, Mr. Zarate admitted be didn't do Ibis. lnstead, he said, Mr. Zarate relied on the girl's sexually AUGM 2NDexplicit language in chat rooms t0 prove she was nîder than 14. When the pair decîded to meet at tbe Halton Motel in Mîssîssauga, tbe judge J ~saîd there was "on evidence that she was wearmng lipstick or other facial aids to make berself look older.- Auu~m~u~ A ~ I A& u The judge told court ibat wben the girl 3.4L V6, AC, PL. PW, PM, CD stLemî. Centre A U C T 4EEU U W I" tried to warn Mr. Zarate that authorities consle.keylss ntry letherwraped teeingwere on to bîm, Mr. Zarate cbanged bis e- 1,t6 wheels, 5 star safty ratng BUY OR LEASE ANY NEWI OR U E mail provider, purcbased a new computer and reformatted bis bard drive, maktng il AND RE'CEIVE ËZ' A MD VD 0% difficult for police to locale hîm or gain evidence via the e-mails and chat rnnm messages througb ssbicb the pair bad inier- 0/ acîed. Judge Sharpe saîd Mr. Zarate's answers Fi in bis lawyer wbile testîtyîng in May were convoluted and evasive.- Mr. Zaraie will appear in Bramptnn court up September 3t0 fnr la 'yer submissions TO $5 1000 C ISsibefore the sentencing. 2L EC ngne,4 see auo, CCD teroStephaîîie Thiessent tait bc e tet ed ut Po doorhlocksn(apmit foidanadîenr seat andnmore charged ,, A Milton woman bas been charged wilh conînittiiig fau ithe lune of $92,000 tia 5 yr 000krnGM Pweren wrrany, 22L 40 H V6 ngie, Rgal S Pemiu Vale AV8 egine 4 peedauta AIncaCla businessess OTEC engine, auto, AC, tbeft deerrenî, airt P e, heated leaiher accents seats, sunroof, ABS, 4 ,te 16" alwrninuni wheels, tilt, crie PL, PW PM, The money was swîndled frnm Blue s, 60/40 spliî folding rear set AC, CD Seeo, 16" aiuminumr wheels less enary locking dîllerenual, fllu instumentation Beaconnf Canada on Steeles Avenue frnm Imm 2000 tn 2002 wbîle the accused was ___________________________ emplnyed as a bookkeeper. prth4 t cash purchase Halton Reginnal Police firsi received a FInacin $6 don pyrnnt O $ xcldesfreghtcomplaini in December. Following an Purca" s $4 9 $0 ecuitydepoit s 4 5 9 8 8investigation, the wonman was cbarged in up t 48mth Fuly lnde sunoofleaher arr exra*April and then again with addiflonal fraud charges las( monnî relating to the samne A 47-year-old Martin Street womnan is dama cbarged witb two counts eacb of forgery, MAIN T. E. fraud over $5,000 and uttering forged doc- * - 9:0 AM 9:0 PMShe appeared in Ontario Court (provin- FRI.SAT.cial division) in Burlington Tuesday and * * - 900 AM - 6:00 PM the case was put over until Augusi 12 ini Burlingion. 1