NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police has charged Kelvin Cheuk-Ho Lee, 40, of the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville in connection with sexual offences committed against a child.
On Feb. 9, 2022, police began an investigation into a hockey coach after officers received information regarding a sexual assault victim.
Through the investigation, officers learned that the victim had been sexually assaulted while participating in private hockey lessons with the accused between 2016 and 2022, beginning when he was approximately eight years old.
The accused has been coaching hockey throughout Ontario for many years and has been a camp director with Haliburton Hockey Haven since 2016.
He’s also a teacher in the York Region District School Board, where he coaches sports, and a seasonal part-time tennis coach at the Markham Tennis Club.
Investigators are releasing his photo and are urging any additional victims or witnesses to come forward.
The accused was arrested on Feb. 11, 2022, and was held for a bail hearing.
He was charged with:
- 4 counts of sexual assault
- Four counts of sexual interference with a person under 16-years-old
A sexual assault includes any non-consensual contact of a sexual nature.
York Regional Police would like to encourage anyone who feels they may have been a victim of a sexual assault to come forward and report the incident to police.
There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences and offenders can be prosecuted well after the date of the offence.
If you are the survivor of sexual assault, you can report the incident online if:
You are not in immediate danger
The person who assaulted you is not present
There is no evidence present that may be collected by police (blood, semen, saliva, etc.). Evidence can be collected for up to 12 days after the sexual assault has occurred
You have access to a private email address, to which the suspect does not
If someone is not ready to report, however is seeking support, please contact York Region Victim Services victimservicesyork.org or the Women’s Support Network womenssupportnetwork.ca. Additional resources and information can be found on our website.
Anyone with information is asked to call the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7071 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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Editor's Note, Feb. 12, 2022: This news release has been changed to correct the position that the accused held at the Markham Tennis Club.
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