The Catholic school board has identified a former teacher whose license was recently revoked after a disciplinary committee found he sexually abused a student in the early 2000s.

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario says it recently became aware that one of its former teachers, Edward Michael Oliver, had his license revoked for apparent “professional misconduct” involving the sexual abuse of a student.

The school board says Oliver was employed for 31 days as an occasional teacher at St. John Catholic High School in Perth before assuming a contract position for five months more than a decade ago.

He has not been employed by the board since that time.

According to a decision handed down by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) in August 2022, Oliver “engaged in a personal relationship with” a student, “spent time alone” with her in his personal vehicle and in his residence, and…