Former Calgary teacher charged with historical sexual assault of two grade 7 students [Video]

Calgary police say a former teacher at John Ware School in the city’s southwest has been charged with the historical sexual assault of two students.

80-year-old Fred Henry Archer, had previously served a three-year sentence for abusing students while he was a guidance counsellor at several Calgary area schools, including John Ware.

He is also named in a class action lawsuit, launched by three former students who attended John Ware, against Archer, former teacher Michael Gregory and the Calgary Board of Education.

Police say their investigators became aware of the new allegations against Archer, last year, when two former students at the school came forward separately to report allegations against him.

The first person was 12-years-old, in grade 7, and had two classes with Archer in 1991, when the offences are alleged to have taken place.

Archer is accused of inappropriately touching the student during after-hours tutoring sessions and scheduled breaks that took place off school property in …