Bertrand Charest, ex-ski coach facing sex charges, loses bail appeal
Bertrand Charest, the former alpine ski coach facing 57 charges related to allegations of sexual misconduct, has lost another bid to be released on bail.
Former national ski coach faces 57 charges related to allegations dating back to 1990s
Bertrand Charest, the former alpine ski coach facing 57 charges related to allegations of sexual misconduct, has lost another bid to be released on bail.
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Charest appeared at the St-Jérôme courthouse Monday morning to contest a previous judge's decision to keep him in custody pending trial.
He has been in custody since his arrest March 10.
He is accused of sexual assault and breach of trust involving girls and young women under his tutelage between 1991 and 1998. The girls were between 12 and 19 years old at the time.
The incidents allegedly took place in Mont-Tremblant, north of Montreal, and in France, Austria, New Zealand and the United States.
Charest worked with Alpine Canada's women's development team between 1996 and 1998.