06/05/2026
Be advised that Karen Spence has a court appearance today to take a plea. If I receive an update, I’ll let you know.
64 year old Karen Spence, of Georgina, Ontario, has been charged with three counts each of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a young person in an historical sexual assault case.
Detectives said Spence worked as a Girl Guides leader in the Georgina area from 1995 to 2001, where she held roles as a Sparks leader – for five- to six-year-olds – and a Pathfinders leader. They said she also served as a youth hockey coach and referee.
The crimes were committed between January 1998 and September 2002, when the victim was under the age of 16. Police said at the time the offences began, the Pathfinders leader was 38 years old.