Skip to main content

New sentencing hearing set for former London teacher guilty of child pornography

Dustin Epp
Share

A former high school teacher who skipped out on his sentencing hearing for sex-related crimes and was re-captured almost a week later will be back in a London courtroom next week.

Dustin Epp, 48, a former teacher at Oakridge Secondary School who was convicted of several counts including voyeurism, child pornography and sexual interference involving a former student will now have his sentencing hearing on Feb. 8.

He appeared Friday via Zoom from the Sudbury Jail wearing an orange jumpsuit after being apprehended in that jurisdiction.

Epp was supposed to have appeared for his sentencing on Jan. 17 in London after pleading guilty to the charges.

When he didn’t show up, police issued a missing persons report and less than a week later be was arrested at a Sudbury hotel.

Epp was ordered to be transferred back to London for the sentencing in person.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

N.B. man wins $64 million from Lotto 6/49

A New Brunswicker will go to bed Thursday night much richer than he was Wednesday after collecting on a winning lottery ticket he let sit on his bedroom dresser for nearly a year.

Do these exercises for core strength if you can't stomach doing planks

Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all of your major core muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, external obliques and internal obliques. Yet despite the popularity of various 10-minute plank challenges, planking is actually one of the most dreaded core exercises, according to many fitness experts.

Stay Connected