Police board
rules against
hockey dad

By Anna Marie 0'Angelo
News Reporter
JAMES Kelly com-
plained that a West
‘ancouver Police
sergeant inappropriate-
ly gave North
Vancouver Minor
Hockey brass privileged
information about an
assault investigation.

Bur the West) Vancouver
Police Board riled at the con-
clusion of a Nov. 7 public
hearing that the officer, Sgt.
Hugh Carleton, had ins no
way acted inappropriately.

Kelly, an ex-coach ins the
North Vancouver Minor
Hockey Association, said he
planned to appeal the police
board’s decision,

The North Vancouver resi-
dent said he was shocked and
disgusted by the — pelice
board's decision.

“Any third party could
phone up and ask, ‘Can you
tell me what’s in this potice
file?’ Effectively that is what
happened,” said Kelly.

Kelly alleged that his 10-
year-old son was assaulted in
January by his hockey coach
at the West Vancouver ice
arena after a game.

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Keliv osaidd the police
sergeant should not have spo-
ken to the hockey officials
about the incident.

West Van Police Board
member Warren Downs deliv-
ered the board's finding con-
cerning the Kelly complaint.

Downs acknowledged to
the News that he delivered
the public police board find-
ing, but refused to comment
on it.

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that was done on the Mason
appeal, Tani not inclined to
comment any further,” said
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