WINNIPEG -- Convicted sex offender Graham James surrendered to police at Toronto International Airport on Wednesday and was whisked to Winnipeg, where he has been wanted on nine charges of sexual assault.
Police in the Manitoba capital issued a short news release saying they had been conducting an investigation into complaints of "historic sexual assaults" against the former junior hockey coach. They added James was arrested "through mutual agreement" and "remains in custody."
No additional details will be released, they said.
The warrant, issued earlier this month, listed allegations from three new complainants. They including former NHL star Theoren Fleury, who has published a tell-all autobiograpy alleging that James abused him. The other two complainants can't be named because of a publication ban.
James pleaded guilty in 1997 to hundreds of assaults on two teenage players, including former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. He was quietly pardoned three years ago, news which caused an uproar when it was revealed by The Canadian Press earlier this year.
The federal government has since said it would crack down on pardons. The Prime Minister's Office had no comment about Wednesday's arrest.
James's last known address was in Guadalajara, Mexico, and his lawyer said last week that his client was committed to addressing the new charges.
"Mr. James, as indicated before, has been and continues to be wanting to be co-operative with authorities -- and will be," Evan Roitenberg said at the time.
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