Kelvin Cheuk-Ho Lee was sentenced in Newmarket Superior Court April 25, after being found guilty Sept. 6, 2024 of two counts of sexual interference against a child under 16 – including one victim while he worked at Haliburton Hockey Haven.
According to the court indictment, Lee, born June 20, 1981, was found guilty following a judge alone trial. The indictment reads that between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2021, “at the town of Haliburton and elsewhere in the Province of Ontario did, with a part of his body, for a sexual purpose, directly or indirectly touch the body of a person under the age of 16 years,” contrary to section 151 of the Criminal Code.
The second charge related to a timeframe of Aug. 1, 2017 to January 2022 in Whitchurch-Stouffville and elsewhere in Ontario involving a second minor.
Justice J.R. McCarthy sentenced him to a total of seven years’ incarceration, in addition to submitting a DNA sample, non-communication, forfeiture, and being on the Sexual Offenders Information Registration Act (SOIRA) for 20 years.
Meanwhile, York Regional Police issued a media release April 11 saying they had laid Breach of Release Order charges against Lee while he was awaiting sentencing.
They said, “in February 2022, an investigation began into a hockey coach after officers received information regarding a sexual assault. The victim was known to the offender through participation in hockey programs.” York Regional Police acknowledged he was found guilty Sept. 6, 2024. They said he was released on bail with conditions that include he not associate with children under the age of 16.
But police said, “in April 2025, evidence was obtained that Lee had violated conditions of his release in the City of Markham and has been charged with two counts of Breach of Release Order.”
They said that investigation was ongoing.
The Highlander phoned and emailed Haliburton Hockey Haven with no response as of press time. However, after Lee was charged, Haliburton Hockey Haven told The Highlander via email April 12, 2022 “we were shocked to hear the news in February that one of our seasonal employees and a veteran York region school teacher [at the time] was charged with this allegation.”
