Former Orillia aquatic supervisor pleads guilty to assault in teen sex crimes case Manuel Marroquin-Ramirez, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of simple assault in an Orillia courtroom, admitting responsibility for one of eight counts he faced after a 2024 sex crimes investigation involving a teenage girl. 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, entered the guilty plea inside an Orillia courtroom on Thursday afternoon, October 15, 2026, according to CTV News. Guilty Plea Involves TeenagerThe single count of assault stems from an incident that happened between November 2021 and October 2022. No facts were put on the record during the guilty plea, but Marroquin-Ramirez accepted responsibility for one of eight counts he originally faced when he was charged in September 2024. Police alleged Marroquin-Ramirez offered alcohol to a teen in exchange for explicit images of the girl.The 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 that 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. Back in June 2026, Marroquin-Ramirez signed a peace bond for a different criminal charge related to forcible confinement involving a different complainant. He admitted no civil or criminal liability in those earlier proceedings while promising to stay away from the complainant and the recreation centre along West Street. A publication ban protects the identity of the complainant from being revealed.Sentencing Hearing Scheduled For NovemberA sentencing hearing is scheduled for early November in Bradford. The remaining allegations against the accused have not been tested in court. Readers are advised that this article contains details that may be disturbing and triggering. The case against Marroquin-Ramirez began with a luring and child pornography investigation by police, and the original set of charges included allegations involving a teenage girl.The guilty plea on Thursday resolves only one of the eight counts he faced. The defence and Crown have agreed to a joint submission on sentencing, which will be presented to Justice Craig Brannagan at the November hearing in Bradford. Marroquin-Ramirez previously appeared in court in June 2026, when he signed a peace bond on a separate charge involving a different complainant.Peace Bond Conditions DetailedThat peace bond required him to stay away from the complainant and from the recreation centre on West Street, though he admitted no liability in that matter. The identities of complainants are shielded by a publication ban. The remaining allegations against Marroquin-Ramirez have not been tested in court, and no facts were placed on the record when he pleaded guilty to simple assault on Thursday afternoon.