Pembina Trails School Division is arguing it can’t be held responsible in court for convicted sex offender and disgraced football coach Kelsey McKay’s actions against his players, in response to a lawsuit recently filed by three of his alleged victims.

The former Vincent Massey Collegiate football players — referred to by initials A.B., C.D. and E.F. in the court documents — filed their lawsuit in Court of King’s Bench in September.

They attended the school and played varsity football under McKay at points between 2013 to 2017.

The men allege school division officials failed to protect them from 55-year-old ex-coach McKay, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last fall for nine counts of sexual assault and two of luring.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were not among the victims in th

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