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Tyler King, a 39-year-old former junior hockey executive from Alberta, has been charged with sexually exploiting three players under the age of 18. He was arrested at a U.S. border crossing in Ontario and faces charges including luring, sexual exploitation, and making child pornography. The alleged offenses occurred while King worked for various teams across Canada, including the Okotoks Oilers in Alberta. The team became aware of the allegations after King's departure and reported them to RCMP in June 2024.

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Tyler King, a former junior hockey executive from Alberta, has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players under the age of 18. The charges include luring, sexual exploitation, and making child pornography. King, who was working at SUNY Oswego in New York state, was apprehended on Friday at a U.S.-Canada border crossing in Ontario. He is expected to be returned to Alberta later this week.

The RCMP began investigating the case after an employee of the Okotoks Oilers Hockey Association reported allegations against King in June 2024. The victims were players from junior A teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta. King had previously worked with various hockey teams across Canada, including the Okotoks Oilers and Nanaimo Clippers.

Additionally, CBC News reports that King faces ten charges related to alleged domestic violence incidents, including assault with a bat and choking. These cases are currently before courts in Calgary.

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“We are still actively investigating the span of the time that (these offences) happened,” Cpl. Daniel Campbell said during a virtual news conference. “Given the seriousness of the accusations and to protect the integrity of the investigation, it was important that we proceed carefully and thoroughly at every stage.”

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Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players · assertive framing

OKOTOKS - A former junior hockey executive in Alberta has been charged with sexually exploiting three players. asserted

executive → charge → players

Tyler King, 39, was arrested Friday at a U.S. border crossing in Ontario, RCMP announced Monday. asserted

RCMP → arrest → Ontario

He had been working with the State University of New York campus at Oswego in New York state. asserted

He → work → state

RCMP said the 39-year-old is to be returned later this week to Alberta to face charges of luring, sexual exploitation and making child pornography. asserted

old → say → pornography

we → investigate → stage

King had worked with various teams across Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia, including the Okotoks Oilers with the British Columbia Hockey League. asserted

King → work → League

Mounties said the Alberta-based Oilers reported in June 2024 that a former employee had allegedly solicited and compensated players for intimate images and sexual videos. uncertain

employee → say → images

A statement published on the team’s website around the same time announced King was leaving his job. “The Okotoks Oilers would like to thank Tyler King for his tireless efforts during his three seasons in our organization as Assistant GM, Business Operations,” said the June 2024 statement. asserted

statement → publish → GM

It said King had been in charge of overseeing all off-ice operations. asserted

King → say → operations

“During his second and third seasons with the Oilers, Tyler served as the main play-by-play voice of the team on The Eagle 100.9 FM in Okotoks and online streaming platforms,” it added. asserted

it → serve → Okotoks

The Oilers said in a statement Monday that it became aware of the allegations against King after he left the team. asserted

he → say → team

“After his departure, we received information that, while unverified at the time, raised enough concern that we felt it needed a closer look,” said Brent Lauinger, the team’s chairman and governor uncertain

Lauinger → receive → look

“We reviewed it carefully and passed it to the RCMP.” asserted

We → review → RCMP

The university in New York state said King joined the school in 2025 as a professor of practice with its communications studies department. asserted

King → say → department

“We are aware of the arrest in Canada and are co-ordinating with law enforcement,” it said in an email. asserted

it → co → email

“Because this is an ongoing criminal matter involving a university employee, we cannot comment further at this time.” asserted

we → involve → time

Campbell said the Oilers have also been co-operative with investigators. asserted

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