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taco.vidal · 07-23-2016, 06:06 AM

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/...-early-release

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More from Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press
Published on: July 22, 2016 | Last Updated: July 22, 2016 10:32 PM MDT

Disgraced junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James is seeking full parole with the support of his case workers.

James is serving a seven-year sentence for sexually assaulting players he coached in the late 1980s and early ’90s with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League. He was convicted of sexually assaulting six of his former players hundreds of times during that period.

Documents from the Parole Board of Canada show James’s day parole, which was granted in January, has been extended for two months while the board schedules a hearing to consider his request for more freedom.

“You would like to be granted full parole,” states the decision dated July 8. “You have rented an apartment where you plan on living on your own. There are no financial concerns. Family members have been deemed to be positive supports.