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Convicted pedophile James pleads guilty to new charges (The Associated Press)

SWIFT CURRENT, Saskatchewan (AP) -- Convicted pedophile Graham James has pleaded guilty to more sex offenses involving a player he coached in junior hockey.

James appeared via closed-circuit TV in a Saskatchewan courtroom Friday.

The government and the defense are presenting a joint request that two years be added onto the five-year sentence he is almost finished serving on other charges. It is the third time James has faced sex charges involving players he coached.

Two of those players, Todd Holt and Sheldon Kennedy, were in the courtroom to support the latest accuser.

The new charges were laid last month after allegations of repeated sexual assault on a player with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League.