Bertrand Charest, ex-ski coach facing sex charges, loses bail appeal

Bertrand Charest, the former alpine ski coach facing 57 charges related to allegations of sexual misconduct, has lost another bid to be released on bail.

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Charest appeared at the St-Jrme courthouse Monday morning tocontesta previousjudge's decision to keep him in custody pending trial.

He has been in custody since his arrest March 10.

He is accused of sexual assault and breach of trust involving girls and young women under his tutelagebetween1991 and 1998. Thegirls were between12 and 19 years old at the time.

Theincidents allegedly took placein Mont-Tremblant, north of Montreal, and in France, Austria, New Zealand and the United States.

Charest worked with Alpine Canada's women's development team between 1996 and 1998.