Former hockey exec accused of sex offences facing other charges

CBC News has learned that the former Alberta hockey executive accused of child luring was already facing a number of charges before his most recent arrest. On Monday, RCMP announced the new charges against 39-year-old Tyler King. The three alleged victims related to those new charges were all minor hockey players at the time. Before his arrest in Ontario, Tyler King was wanted on warrants here in Alberta. He was facing two sets of domestic violence charges, one here in We're in Calgary, another set. in Didsbury but earlier this year King stopped showing up at court. Court records show those domestic violence charges included assault with a weapon, assault by choking and uttering threats. He will have to face those charges once he's returned to Alberta. King was arrested on new charges in Ontario on Friday. They include luring and sexual exploitation. The alleged offenses took place when King was with the Okotoks Oilers organization between 2021 and 2024. He left the club in June 2024. That same month, someone from the organization reported the allegations to police. Now, RCMP accused King of compensating underage players for intimate images and sexual videos. Police have not said what teams the complainants from Alberta and Saskatchewan played for. At the time of his arrest, King was teaching at a New York State College in the Communication Studies Department. Megan Grant, CBC News, Calgary.