Alberta former junior hockey executive arrested on child sexual exploitation charges
Tyler King, 39, was detained at a Canada-U.S. border after the RCMP charged him with luring, sexual exploitation and producing child sexual abuse material involving three former junior A players.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that former junior hockey executive Tyler King was arrested at a Kingston, Ontario border crossing and charged with luring, sexual exploitation and creating child sexual abuse material. The charges relate to three complainants who were under 18 at the time and played for the Okotoks Oilers Athletic Association in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
King, who previously oversaw non-hockey operations for the Okotoks Oilers and worked with the British Columbia Hockey League, had been employed by SUNY Oswego in New York state before his arrest. The Oilers said they learned of the allegations in June 2024 and reported them to police, subsequently removing a statement that had thanked King for his work as assistant general manager and business operations director.
"I'm not aware of how the timeline lines up. However, I do know that the Okotoks Oilers reported this as soon as they became aware of it, and we became engaged," said Cpl. Dan Campbell of the RCMP.
"The Okotoks Oilers were not aware of these allegations while this individual was with our organization," said Brent Lauinger, chairman and governor of the Oilers. "After his departure, we received information that, while unverified at the time, raised enough concern that we felt it needed a closer look. We reviewed it carefully and passed it to the RCMP."
The Nanaimo Clippers hired King in June 2024 as vice-president of business operations, but Campbell indicated the team was likely unaware of the allegations at the time of his hiring. The investigation remains ongoing.