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An Ottawa teacher who is the drummer in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s band has been charged with numerous sexual assault charges involving a minor.

Phillip Nolan, 43, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault, five counts of sexual interference and five counts of sexual exploitation in relation to incidents that occurred between 1998 and 2000.

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Ottawa Police said that Nolan was working at a school within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board as a Grade 7 and 8 teacher at the time of the incidents and police are concerned there are more unreported incidents. Police said their investigation began after a complaint in November 2013.

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a quick response Thursday afternoon, saying they are “shocked” by the allegations.

“We are obviously shocked and disturbed by these serious charges. No allegations of this nature have ever been brought to our attention. Anyone found guilty of these charges should face the full force of the law,” Jason MacDonald, the prime minister’s spokesman, said in a statement.