Warning: This article contains details that may be disturbing and triggering to readers. A former City of Orillia recreation centre aquatic supervisor, charged with sex crimes, has pleaded guilty to one count of assault. Manuel Marroquin-Ramirez, 45, pleaded guilty inside an Orillia courtroom Thursday afternoon, to the single count of assault stemming from an incident that happened between November 2021 and October 2022. While no facts were put on the record during the guilty plea, Marroquin-Ramirez accepted responsibility for one of eight counts he originally faced when he was charged in September 2024. RELATED: Orillia aquatic supervisor accused in luring and child pornography investigation Police alleged Marroquin-Ramirez offered alcohol to a teen in exchange for explicit images of the girl. Charges against the former City of Orillia employee included luring a person under 18, communicating to obtain sexual services, sexual exploitation, sexual assault, possession of child pornography, selling or distributing to a person under 19, and knowingly supplying liquor to a person under 19. His lawyer Michael Bury confirmed Marroquin-Ramirez pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, but guilty to the lesser, included offence of simple assault. The deal between the defence and prosecution comes with a joint submission for sentencing before Justice Craig Brannagan. RELATED: Former City of Orillia Aquatic supervisor facing sex crimes signs peace bond on separate charge Back in June, Marroquin-Ramirez signed a peace bond for a different criminal charge, related to forcible confinement involving a different complainant. Marroquin-Ramirez admitted no civil or criminal liability in those earlier proceedings while promising to stay away from the complainant and recreation centre along West Street. A publication ban protects the identity of the complainant from being revealed. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for early November in Bradford. The remaining allegations against the accused have not been tested in court.
