UPDATE: Dmytro Kybyshkin was granted bail at Port Coquitlam provincial court this morning (Wednesday).
Mounties are asking current and former students of Coquitlam piano teacher Dmytro 'Dmitri' Kubyshkin to come forward after he was charged today with three counts of sexual assault.
Tuesday, Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin issued the appeal after Kubyshkin was arrested at his home, placed into custody and charged with offences against three of his past students.
The incidents are alleged to have happened in the students’ homes between 1998 and 2015.
McLaughlin declined to say the ages of the three alleged victims, their genders or the municipalities where the alleged crimes took place; he also declined to explain the nature of the accusations.
“We have to be very careful with these sorts of allegations,” he said, noting the investigation has taken months. “There is a very strong possibility there may be other minors involved.”
McLaughlin added: “We are encouraging parents of students or former students of Dmitri Kubyshkin to talk to their kids and, if there is any indication [of misconduct], to talk to us.”
Kubyshkin is a 67-year-old Caucasian man with white/blonde hair, blue eyes and a moustache; he stands 5’10 tall, has a medium build and weighs 160 lb. He also speaks with an accent.
Kubyshkin, who immigrated from the Ukraine to Canada 20 years ago, operates DM Piano School .
According to the DM website, it has taught more than 200 students locally, using Kubyshkin’s “unique method” based on Russian and European piano training.
Kubyshkin has two instrumental CDs; his website states he plans to launch a third titled "Hard Life."
• Anyone with information or has been a victim of a crime involving Dmytro 'Dmitri' Kubyshkin is asked to call 604-945-1550, quoting file #2018-1860 to the Investigative Support Team.
