Former NHL star Ryan Kesler accused of sex crimes

Former NHL participant Ryan James Kesler is going through two counts of prison sexual conduct – within the fourth diploma, for an alleged incident reported a number of months in the past in Orchard Lake.

Kesler, a local of metro Detroit, was arraigned Monday in forty eighth District Court docket, the place bond was set at $50,000 with a ten% retainer. He paid the required $5,000 and was launched.

In keeping with Orchard Lake police, the costs stem from an alleged incident reported on January 2. Court docket data state the alleged incident occurred on January 1.

A information launch issued Tuesday by the Orchard Lake Police Division stated partially: “To guard the integrity of the authorized course of, no further particulars concerning the allegations might be launched presently.”

Kesler, 41, performed 15 seasons within the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Geese. He received a silver medal as a part of the 2010 U.S. Olympic males’s hockey crew and was a part of the fourth-place crew on the 2014 Olympics. He at present coaches youth hockey by the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Membership.

Kesler’s subsequent court docket look is scheduled for Nov. 6 for a possible trigger convention, and a preliminary examination is scheduled for Nov. 13 – each earlier than Choose Marc Barron.

The Detroit Information contributed to this story.