A 42-year-old woman who worked at a Winnipeg high school has been charged with sexually exploiting a 17-year-old male student.

Police said Monday that an adult educational assistant initiated an appropriate relationship with a student between March and October of last year. During that time, police said the woman supplied the youth with drugs and booze. Police said the frequency the pair met increased over time, resulting in sexual contact occurring numerous times.

Eventually, the victim revealed the relationship, at which point police were called in and the child abuse unit began investigating.

Sheryl Ann Dyck, 42, was arrested on Dec. 11 and charged with sexual exploitation, administering a substance with intent to stupefy a person to have illicit sexual intercourse, supplying liquor to a minor, and driving without a licence.

She was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.