Edmonton piano teacher facing additional sexual assault charges

Photo of Cassius Alleyne. (Photo Credit: Edmonton Police Service)

By Cole Fortner

Posted April 5, 2025 10:16 am.

Edmonton police say a former piano teacher is facing more charges of sexual assault.

EPS says on March 14, 2024, they received a report that a 10-year-old girl had allegedly been sexually assaulted by her piano teacher on multiple occasions.

“The assaults reportedly took place during piano lessons while the child’s mother was in another part of the house,” said EPS in a statement at the time.

Police initially believed there might have been more victims and continued their investigation, which led to a 9-year-old reporting they had been sexually assaulted between 2022 and 2023.

EPS says 60-year-old Cassius Alleyne was taken into custody and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference.

He has since been released with conditions, including not having contact or communication with anyone under 16 years old, and not attending any public swimming area, school, daycare, playground, youth shelter, or public library.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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