Former Whitehorse teacher charged with sexual assault

A former Whitehorse teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a female in the 1980s.

Paul Thomas Deuling, 69, is facing two charges of indecent assault, and three charges of sexual assault.

He is alleged to have assaulted DesireMitchellin a number of incidents between 1981 and 1987.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

According to criminal court documents, the warrant was issued on May 9. Thecase had its first appearance in territorial court on Wednesday.

Deuling is alleged to have indecently assaulted Mitchell twice between 1981 and 1983 in Whitehorse.

He is alleged to have sexually assaulted Mitchell twice in 1986, and once in 1987.

The court has not put a publication ban on the alleged victim's name.

Lastyear, Mitchell launched a civil lawsuitagainstDeuling, saying he was her former teacher. She's suing Deuling and the Yukon government for sexual abuse she alleges started when Deuling was her Grade 4 teacher at Jack Hulland Elementary School, "in or about"1978. She alleges the abusecontinued into the 1980s.

Her statement of claim was filed in Yukon Supreme Court in March 2018.

In his statement of defence filed in the civil case, Deuling has denied all allegations of sexual abuse.

The Yukon Government has not yet filed its statement of defence in that case.

Both the criminal and civil cases are scheduled to be back in court over the coming weeks.