Key Takeaways
- Sinclair, 20, Aqua-Tots supervisor, is charged with sexual assault of a person under 16, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, extortion and forcible confinement.
- Police allege he used his position of authority in connection with offences involving a person under 16 who was an employee under his supervision.
- Investigators say there may be additional victims and are asking anyone with information to contact the Special Victims Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5323.
A supervisor charged, and police asking who else there may be
A swim instructor in Ajax is facing five charges involving a teen employee.
A 20-year-old supervisor at Aqua-Tots in Ajax, Ont., has been arrested and charged with five offences involving a young employee.
Durham Regional Police say Ricky James Sinclair, 20, of Oshawa, faces charges of sexual assault of a person under 16 years of age, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, extortion, and forcible confinement.
Police say Sinclair used his position of authority in connection with the offences.
The offences involve a person under the age of 16 who was an employee under Sinclair's supervision at the Ajax facility.
Sinclair was arrested on November 9 and released on an undertaking.
The release gives no dates for the alleged offences.
Concerns over more victims
Police are releasing a photograph of Sinclair and asking anyone with information, including anyone who believes they may be a victim, to come forward.
The Special Victims Unit said: "Investigators are concerned there may be additional victims and a photo of the accused is being released. Anyone with information, or who may be a victim is asked to contact the Durham Regional Police Service Special Victims Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5323."
The charges have not been proven in court.
The Twikup Take
A first job is where a teenager learns what work is supposed to feel like.
When the supervisor is the accused, that lesson is broken.
Police have named the accused and the workplace as the release states it.
Now they are asking a direct question: Are there others?
Image: Illustrative image.