Shannon Quinn, who earlier this year pleaded guilty to having sex with two 17-year-old students and had not yet been sentenced, has died in custody.
She died March 12 under supervision in hospital after falling ill with cancer, according to her defence lawyer Sean May, who had spoken with her family.
It was “very tragic, fast and aggressive,” May said.
On Wednesday morning, Quinn’s case was abated by death by Ontario Court Justice Michael Boyce, after assistant Crown attorney Stephen Albers shared the news.
In custody for breaching bail conditions
Quinn had been released from custody on bail after being charged by Ottawa police in 2020, but her bail was revoked after she was seen at an ice rink without her sureties on two separate occasions.
She had been ordered not to be around minors unless accompanied by her parents.
On Jan. 22, she pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation for having penetrative sex with two boys while being in a position of trust or authority over them. The identities of the victims are shielded by a publication ban.
Quinn had been a teacher with the Ottawa Catholic School Board prior to charges being laid.
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