Court documents say he used his influence as a teacher and basketball coach to groom and exploit girls in grades 5 and 6.
Initially, Blanchette was hit with several charges involving an 11-year-old girl in incidents that began in December 2021 and ended with his arrest after her mother complained to police. At the time, Blanchette apologized and told a Montreal police investigator that no other victims would come forward, but police discovered several other victims once his arrest was publicized.
The statement of facts in the case says that in February 2022, the mother of one victim discovered sexually inappropriate messages on her daughter’s cellphone, as well as a photo of a naked man on the girl’s iPad. The mother confronted Blanchette, who denied any relationship. She didn’t feel at the time that she had enough evidence to go to police.
“For some, he was a confidant, he would tell them he loved them,” the statement of facts says. “In addition, he is described as being tactile with some of them, holding their hands during recess and hugging them.” Another girl was in Grade 5 when she first had Blanchette as a teacher and basketball coach. Blanchette would spend time alone in his classroom with her almost daily, where sexual touching would sometimes take place. She said that at a basketball camp in 2019, Blanchette tried to touch her private parts and kissed her. The victim eventually quit the team.
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