New sex charges announced against ex-Mountie Alan John Davidson

RCMP in Saskatchewan have announced new sex-related charges involving minors against former Mountie Alan John Davidson.

Davidson, 59,was already facing eight sex-related charges stemming from his yearsas a youth coach in B.C.

• Former Mountie charged with 8 sex assaults against youths

Now, he faces three more charges from his time in Saskatchewan. The charges aresexual assault, with the alleged victims being boys under 18 from the Yorkton area.

The boyscame into contact with Davidson through his work as a member of the RCMP, his coachingresponsibilities with local hockey teams or general communityactivities, the RCMP told reporters at a Regina news conference on Friday.

DavidsonservedinanumberofRCMPdetachmentsinSaskatchewanandlivedinRegina,Coronach,Lloydminster, Yorktonand NorthBattlefordbetween 1982 and 1996.

It'salleged the sexual assaults in Saskatchewan happened between 1987 and 1991.

Inspector Jennifer Ebert of the RCMP says there have been hundreds of interviews and dozens of investigators involved in laying the charges.

"This is a difficult thing for victims to come forward with, and we're grateful for those who have had the courage to come forward to date," Ebert said.

She also said there may be more victims.

"It may have occurred in each of those communities and there may be victims in those communities. And that's why we're trying to refresh the public's memory with pictures of him from that time," Ebert said.

Davidson was arrested and charged a year ago with eight counts of indecent assault that allegedly happened in the 1970s and '80s while he was a minor hockey and baseball coach in B.C.

Police say those alleged B.C. offences happenedbefore he joined the police force.

Police say the investigation is still open and there could be more alleged victims who haven't stepped forward yet.

They've provided a timelineof where Davidson lived to assist possible witnesses:

1970s to 1981 Clearwater, B.C.
August 1981 February 1982 Regina, Sask.
February 1982 December 1983 Coronach, Sask.
December 1983 April 1986 Lloydminster, Alta.
April 1986 August 1993 Yorkton, Sask.
August 1993 1996 North Battleford, Sask.
1997 2004 Camrose, Alta.
2004 July 2014 Calgary, Alta.
July 2014 present Ladysmith, British Columbia

Police are asking anyone with informationto contact Saskatchewan RCMP at306-786-4520 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Read Tory Gillis's tweets fromthe RCMP news conference here.