Winnipeg high school teacher charged with sexual assault of 2 students

A 46-year-old instructor at the University of Winnipeg Collegiate has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation involving two female students.

Police said Friday they received a report in January of sexual assaultsalleged to have occurred between 2016 and 2018. The investigation uncovered two victims who were students of Ishmael Mustapha, a teacher at the private,university-preparatory high school affiliated with the U of W.

Mustaphais accused of developinginappropriate relationships with both girls, one of whom was 16 and one who was 18at the time.

Both were sexually assaulted but neither sustained physical injuries, police said in a news release.

An arrest warrant was issued in June2019 but Mustapha was out of the country. He was taken into custody when he returned onJuly 10.

A spokesperson with the University of Winnipeg saidMustapha no longer works at the collegiate, but refused to say how longhe worked there or when he stopped.

Mustaphais still listed on the U of W's website, however.

"This matter is with the police. We have no further comment," said Kevin Rosen, executive director of communications.