NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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On Jan. 10, 2025, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service Child Abuse Unit (CAU) began an investigation regarding an alleged assault of a student at a St. Catharines school.
The initial investigation determined that on Dec. 17, 2024, the victim (a child under 9 years old) was involved in a disturbance in a classroom at St. Alfred School on Vine Street in St. Catharines.
The victim was physically removed from the classroom by two educational assistants to another room in the school. Once there, one of the educational assistants physically assaulted the child. The child was then assaulted with a weapon (blanket) by the same educational assistant.
The child was not physically injured. The age and gender of the victim are not being released in order to protect their identity.
On Jan. 24, 2025, detectives arrested and charged Adam Martynek (28 years old) of St. Catharines with the Criminal Code offences of:
- Assault
- Assault with a Weapon
Martynek was held in custody for a video bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines on Jan. 24, 2025.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1008430.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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