Former Winnipeg football coach's abuse of players 'unforgivable and sickening,' court hears at sentencing

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Kelsey Albert Dana McKay, 51, is pictured in this photo posted from the Vincent Massey Collegiate Trojans football team Twitter account on Sept. 23, 2021. McKay is charged with numerous sexual offences stemming from allegations made by former students and football players he coached at Vincent Massey and Churchill high schools in Winnipeg.

A man who was sexually assaulted as a teen by his high school football coach says he'll never forgive his abuser and will continue to suffer from "a lifetime of trauma." A man who was sexually assaulted as a teen by his high school football coach says he'll never forgive his abuser and will continue to suffer from "a lifetime of trauma."

He appeared in a Manitoba provincial courtroom on Tuesday in front of Judge Raymond Wyant for the first day of his sentencing hearing.Manitoba government wants to seize house of former coach accused of sexual assaults, and has since pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault and two amended charges of luring for offences that happened between 2003 and 2016.

"I don't hate you, I just hate what you did to me.… What you did is absolutely unforgivable and sickening."Parents of Winnipeg students expressed concerns about coach years before sexual assault probe McKay would also text the players and drive them to school, court heard. Some of them had troubled home lives and viewed McKay as a role model or father figure.McKay, who was represented by defence lawyer Josh Weinstein, was a prominent figure in Winnipeg's football community. He was promoted to head coach at Churchill High School in 2003 and left the school to go to Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg in 2009.Dr.

 

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