LAVAL, Que. — Graham James, a former junior hockey coach who sexually abused players, was granted day parole on Monday.
James, 63, appeared before the National Parole Board at a federal prison north of Montreal.
The release comes with strict conditions and falls short of the full parole he was seeking.
The board said full parole would be premature right now and that James needs to show more empathy.
James is currently serving a seven-year sentence for sexually assaulting players he coached in the late 1980s and early ’90s with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. (more...)
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