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alleged that from the age of 14 James had molested him for years during his time on the Moose Jaw
Warrior team. On January 6, 2010, Fleury filed a criminal complaint with the City of Winnipeg police. "I have been reflecting on this a long time", said Fleury. "I wanted to make the biggest impact on
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him over a period of years as his junior league coach. Kennedy also mentioned that another NHL player had endured the same abuse, but refused to name him. James pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. After completing his sentence, James obtained a federal pardon and
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Current, Saskatchewan. The case was adjourned by Judge Violet Meekma until June 19, when the case was to be heard in the Court of Queen's Bench. James was granted full parole in September 2016.
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in 2001. The players referred to whomever James targeted as "Graham's new favourite". James was charismatic and consistently successful as a coach. Even during his investigation, he was able to secure character references from respected hockey people and former players. He claimed that his
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and Fleury, saying he had assaulted both of his former players hundreds of times over the course of many years while they were teenagers. A third victim, Greg
Gilhooly, also filed a complaint with the police. James refused to plead guilty to the charges relating to Gilhooly's assault and,
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On March 20, 2012, he was sentenced to two years in prison, submitting DNA sample to national sex offender registry, and a lifetime ban on "volunteering in a position of trust to children". The new charges arose from
Theoren Fleury's autobiography in which he describes the abuse.
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charged James with sexual assault. On
January 2, 1997, James pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault involving more than 350 encounters with two underage players over a span of 10 years, and was sentenced to three and a half years in jail. He was
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in 2007. News of the pardon came to light only when an unidentified
Winnipeg man brought an allegation of abuse against him. The situation surrounding the pardon provoked outrage, and has led to proposed changes to the Canadian pardon system.
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published a book alleging he too had been abused by James in the 1980s, which James again acknowledged as true. In March 2012, he was sentenced to another two years in prison.
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