Former Saint-Hyacinthe teacher arrested in connection with sexual assaults

The major crimes division of the Sûreté du Québec has arrested a former Saint-Hyacinthe resident in connection with a series of sexual assaults committed nearly four decades ago.
Gilles Robineau, 68, was arrested at his current residence in the Mauricie region on Wednesday and is expected to appear in court in Saint-Hyacinthe on Thursday.
Police allege that between 1979 and 1981 Robineau, then a teacher in Saint-Hyacinthe, committed sexual assaults on minor girls.
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