Maple Ridge child and youth care worker charged with multiple sex-related offences

A Maple Ridge man employed by the local school districtas a child and youth care workerhas been charged with multiple sex-related offences, including possessing child pornography and eight counts of sexual interference.

Heis on unpaid leave.

Daniel Jon Olson, 52, appeared in a PortCoquitlamProvincial Courtroom on March 8. Multiple charges have been filed against him, including:

• Onecount of possessing child pornography.
• Onecount of making, printing, publishing or possessing for the purpose of publication child pornography.
• Eightcounts of sexual interference.
• Twocounts of sexual assault with a weapon.

According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, the detachment's Serious Crime Unit is continuing to investigate Olson, who has been released from custody withconditions.

Sylvia Russell, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District superintendent, sent a notice to parents in the district on Thursday.

"The charges are very serious and deeply concerning, the notice reads."Mr. Olson is a child and youth care worker in the school district and has worked in a number of our elementary and secondary schools over the course of his employment."

Russell says Olson has been on unpaid leave since the school district was made aware of his arrest.

Olson is scheduled to appear in court April 2.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Const. Tana Goode at 604-467-7681 or Cpl. Joshua Roda at 604-476-6902.