SALEM, Mass. — A former private hockey coach pleaded guilty to rape and the sexual abuse of eight boys he mentored and coached.
His plea came on the day that jury selection in his long-delayed trial was supposed to begin.
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The Salem News reports Christopher Prew was sentenced to 13 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of child rape and 14 other charges on Monday.
The 34-year-old abused the boys between 2016 and February 2018, when he was arrested.
Prosecutors said he contacted the boys’ parents offering to provide hockey lessons.
Most of the victims were from Marblehead but one was from Quebec.