Former swim coach and lifeguard deserves four years for sexually abusing proteges, prosecutors argue

Abraham Kiewiet

Prosecutors are seeking a four-year prison sentence for a former swim coach and lifeguard who abused teenage boys during the 1970s and 1980s.

Abraham Kiewiet, 71, pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault on a male by a male and one count of gross indecency. He was initially facing 26 charges.

A sentencing hearing was held Monday in B.C. provincial court in Vancouver.

Kiewiet became a volunteer coach for the Vancouver YMCA’s Marlins swim club in 1969 and held that position for the next 20 years.

During that time, he also worked as a lifeguard and instructor for the City of Vancouver.  (more...)

Former swim coach and lifeguard deserves four years for sexually abusing proteges, prosecutors argue