Ontario Grade 8 teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes against students

Ontario Grade 8 Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes

An Ontario Grade 8 teacher used Snapchat to send and request nude pictures from former students and has pleaded guilty to luring and child pornography charges.

Court Appearance and Charges

Kelly-Anne Jennings, 41, appeared in a Peterborough, Ontario courtroom on Thursday morning. Parents of the victims were present in the public gallery. Jennings faced six charges related to incidents in 2023, including child luring, creating child pornography, and distributing sexually explicit material to a minor.

Details of the Case

The victims were teenage boys who had been Jennings' students. When asked by Ontario Court Justice Nathan N. Baker how she would plead, Jennings stood and responded,

“guilty.”

The court also revealed that additional charges, including one count of sexual assault, were stayed at the Crown's request.

Evidence Presented

Testimony indicated that Jennings had been drinking when she started sending increasingly explicit images, including videos of herself masturbating, to the former students via Snapchat. According to a joint statement of facts, she also solicited and received nude pictures from the boys.

Confidentiality Measures

A court-ordered publication ban protects the identities of the victims and any details that could reveal them, such as the school where Jennings taught.

Author's summary: Kelly-Anne Jennings pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving inappropriate conduct with former students via Snapchat, highlighting serious abuse of trust in a school setting.

CBC — 2025-11-06