McCubbin elects trial by judge alone (CHAT NEWS TODAY FILE IMAGE)

By Brian Konrad

Preliminary hearing set for August 15

Teacher accused of sexually assaulting student pleads not guilty

Feb 25, 2022 | 10:07 AM

MEDICINE HAT — A female teacher at Eagle Butte High school in Dunmore has pleaded not guilty to charges that she sexually assaulted a student.

27 year old Rebecca Lynn McCubbin has elected to be tried on the charges by judge alone.

A preliminary hearing on the charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a young person has been scheduled for August 15.

McCubbin was charged by Redcliff RCMP after they investigated a complaint from a 16 year old student on December 13th last year.

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The student alleged multiple sexual assaults by a teacher at Eagle Butte in 2021.

McCubbin was arrested and charged 3 days later.

She was released from custody on condition she not have unsupervised contact with persons under 18 and not to attend places where persons under 18 are likely to attend, such as a public park or pool.

McCubbin was suspended with pay by the Prairie Rose school division.