Warning: This article contains details that may be disturbing to readers. A longtime educator accused of luring and exploiting a teenage girl on Instagram appears headed for trial following a direct indictment to the Superior Court. The case of 44-year-old Barrie elementary school teacher Kyle Pitman has been fast-tracked by the Attorney General in the midst of a preliminary hearing that got underway earlier this year. According to court documents obtained by CTV News, Pitman, who was teaching at a south Barrie public school when he was arrested in March 2025, is accused of child luring, sexual exploitation, invitation to sexual touching, accessing, making, printing, publishing, or possessing child pornography and making sexually explicit material of a child under 18. Following two days behind bars, Pitman was granted bail to loved ones who pledged $7,500 to secure his release under strict conditions. Pitman was ordered not to possess any electronic devices to access the internet and cannot be at or near a school or children unless he’s with his sureties. Publication bans imposed protect the identity of the complainant from being revealed along with any evidence heard in court. Barrie police revealed the investigation began after receiving a report from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Investigators revealed that several computer devices belonging to the accused were seized for further analysis after internet service providers confirmed the identity and age of the teen, as well as the identity, age and location of the accused. Pitman, who coached youth baseball, also taught French immersion and spent more than a decade teaching in Mississauga and Brampton before moving to the Barrie area about four years ago. He is represented by Toronto defence lawyer Peter Thorning. Pitman’s judicial pretrial is set to begin in December. The allegations against the accused have not been tested in court.
