Pitt Meadows Secondary teacher charged with child luring, child pornography offences
Court records show 30-year-old Lovesh Ramsaha has been charged with four counts, including internet luring of a child under 18, making sexually explicit material available to a child, making child pornography and distributing it.
Ramsaha had been teaching at Pitt Meadows Secondary.
The prosecution service said the alleged offences occurred between August 2024 and February 2025 at or near Pitt Meadows.
In a statement to CBC News, Ridge Meadows RCMP said they launched an investigation in February after receiving a complaint regarding alleged sexual offences involving a local teacher. Because the suspect was in a position of authority, police said investigators acted quickly and worked with the school district to take appropriate steps.
Pitt Meadows Secondary principal Colin Sharpe informed families in a letter Friday that Ramsaha had been removed from his teaching duties "as soon as the district became aware of the allegations." CBC News has obtained a copy of that letter.
"Please be assured that the safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority," the letter said.
The B.C. teacher registry shows an "undertaking not to practice" was placed on Ramsaha's file in March.
Few other details have been released due to privacy reasons and pending criminal charges.
CBC News has attempted to contact Ramsaha but has not heard back.
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