The Manitoba government wants to seize the home of a high school teacher, who is also a football coach, who has been accused of sexually assaulting students.
The government is asking the Court of Queen’s Bench to allow it to claim the home of Kelsey Albert Dana McKay under the Criminal Asset Forfeiture Act.
McKay faces charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and seduction by eight former students he taught at Churchill High School and Vincent Massey College in Winnipeg.
None of the allegations were substantiated in court and Mr. McKay has not yet filed a plea.
Provincial law allows the government to seize property earned by a crime or used in committing it, even in cases where there is no criminal conviction.
The Director of Criminal Asset Forfeiture states that Kelsey Albert Dana McKay’s home was an integral part of her alleged crimes because it was a private place to pick up complainants.
The property served as a location over which the defendant had exclusive control and accessreads a statement from the director of criminal asset removal.
Mr. McKay has not yet responded to the complaint. No lawyer was mentioned in the court documents.
The Manitoba government sold the confiscated properties and redistributed the money to crime prevention programs.
Since 2009, approximately $ 20 million has been donated to entities such as police departments, Crime Stoppers and non-profit community groups.
Kelsey Albert Dana McKay, 51, was arrested in April after five complainants complained they were sexually assaulted while studying and playing football from 2004 to 2011.
Additional cases were filed two weeks later, after three more people approached.
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
