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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Divyadeep Singh

Nova Scotia Crime: Teacher faces multiple serious charges, prohibited from public places after alleged assaults at Riverton school

Chilling developments have emerged from Riverton, Nova Scotia, where a schoolteacher was arrested and charged on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) for assaulting a student. According to police, a teacher in Pictou is now facing several serious charges, including sexual assault, following the investigation. The incident came to light on September 10, 2026, when the RCMP received a report that a teacher, identified as Matthew Donahoe, 53, of Bible Hill, had allegedly assaulted a student at Dr. W.A. MacLeod Consolidated School, a pre-primary to Grade 8 school in Riverton, according to a Pictou County District RCMP press release.

Pictou County District RCMP has charged Donahoe with assault and other offences. He has been charged with assault (four counts), assault by choking (two counts), assault with a weapon, sexual assault, sexual interference, and administering a noxious thing, the release stated. Donahoe will appear at Pictou Provincial Court on September 24.

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