Former Atlantic BBB president changes plea to guilty on sexual offences

The former head of the Better Business Bureau in Atlantic Canada has pleaded guilty to two sexual offences involving a young girl.  Peter Alan Moorhouse, 48, entered the guilty pleas during an appearance in Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Shubenacadie on Monday morning.

Moorhouse has admitted to producing child pornography and making an arrangement with someone to commit an offence against someone under the age of 16.

He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges last fall.

Two other charges that Moorhouse faces will be dealt with when the case returns to court in August.

Moorhouse was charged along with another man, Carlos Moraga, 37, who is facing charges of sexual interference, making child pornography and making an arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a child.

• Former Better Business executive pleads not guilty in child pornography case

Moraga has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to face a four-day, judge-alone trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in April of next year.

He is also scheduled to appear in provincial court later this month on two charges of allegedly failing to abide by the conditions of his release.

Both Moorhouse and Moraga have been free on conditions while their cases have made their way through the courts.

Moorhouse was president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Atlantic Canada until the charges were laid in February of last year and he was subsequently fired.