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RCMP in British Columbia say a youth group leader from Regina is facing sex-related charges.
Jason Hubelit, 41, was charged in the Tofino area on Vancouver Island earlier this month.
Hubelit, who is also a minor hockey coach, is the director of a group called Canadian Christian Youth Adventures.
Mounties say they started an investigation after being contacted by Regina police, who told them they had received a call about an alleged offence in July.
Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say Hubelit faces several charges that include one count of sexual interference and one count of sexual assault. Another charge of invitation to sexual touching was stayed.
He has already faced a judge in Campbell River, B.C., and his case has been put over until Sept. 14.
Hockey Regina's Blair Watson said Hubelit was most recently a head coach for a bantam team of 13- and 14-year-olds. Watson outlined the normal procedures before the organization accepts coaches into minor hockey.
"All of our coaches provide us with a criminal record check they have gotten within the last 12 months," he said Wednesday. Any charges that might arise after an individual clears screening are dealt with through the board of directors.
Hockey Regina won't be involved in the Hubelit case because he hasn't applied to coach in the upcoming season, Watson said.
(CKRM, CJME)