By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba high school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults

Oct 7, 2024 | 4:07 PM

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — A former Winnipeg high school football coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting nine students.

Kelsey McKay was sentenced today after pleading guilty last year to nine counts of sexual assault and two counts of luring.

The victims ranged in age from 12 to 18 when the assaults happened between 2003 and 2016.

Court was told McKay was considered a father figure to the boys and in some cases supplied them with alcohol and pornography.

McKay apologized in court in March and said he betrayed the trust that had been placed in him.

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The Crown asked for a 25-year sentence while the defence sought just over 13 years.

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