Former NHL'er Michael McBain pleads guilty to sex abuse in Las Vegas | Las Vegas World News

Former NHL’er Michael McBain pleads guilty to sex abuse

Former NHL’er Michael McBain pleads guilty to sex abuse.

McBain, who resides in Las Vegas, played pro hockey with the Tampa Bay Lightenings in the 1990’s. He also played in the UK before joining the minor league Las Vegas Wranglers.

McBain played in Las Vegas from 2003-08 before retiring and becoming an assistant coach.

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As a coach, McBain was accused of impersonating one of the hockey players in order to make contact with a young girl.

…. as a coach, McBain noticed the victim had a crush on a Wranglers player, Jason Krischuk, who has played for the team off and on since 2006, including filling in for an injured player last season. Police believe McBain created a false email account and used it to contact the victim. He would also text her, send lewd photographs and ask about their sexual encounters under the guise of being Krischuk.

Police said McBain also left money, as much as $400, for the victim for sending nude photos of herself to the email address he created under the other player’s name. The victim eventually discovered the person emailing and texting her was not Krischuk

McBain made a suicide attempt and then turned himself into police on July 5. He was facing two counts of lewd miss with a child under the age of 14 one count of sexual assault with a minor under 14 years of age 4 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 16 years of age and two counts of open or gross lewdness.

For his plea deal Michael McBain pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark County District Court to reduced felony charges of attempted sexual assault and attempted lewdness with a child

He remains free on $75,000 bail pending his sentencing scheduled for January 30, 2013. He faces 2 to 40 years in prison and lifetime supervision as a sex offender.