Sex trial for ex-Alpine Canada coach Bertrand Charest put off until Thursday
SAINT-JEROME, Que. — A trial for a former national ski coach who faces dozens of sex-related charges involving allegations from girls as young as 12 has been put off until Thursday.
The 57 charges against Bertrand Charest include sexual assault and breach of trust and are related to alleged crimes against 12 people between the ages of 12 and 19.
His trial was to have begun Monday in Saint-Jerome, Que., where Charest has been in custody since his arrest in March 2015.
But a judge granted the three-day delay because the accused has new lawyers.