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OTTAWA -- A former NHL agent who was the target of a bizarre murder-for-hire plot by one of his players is facing a long list of sex charges in connection with several alleged incidents involving young people in eastern Ontario.

David Frost, who used to represent disgraced St. Louis Blues forward Mike Danton, has been charged with twelve counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of assault.

The charges follow a two-year investigation by the Criminal Investigations Branch of the Ontario Provincial Police.

“There is currently a publication ban in place to protect the identity of the victims,” said police spokeswoman Sgt. Kristine Rae.

Rae refused to say whether the alleged incidents took place during Frost’s time behind the bench of the Tier II Deseronto Quinte Hawks junior hockey team.

“At this point in time, we are not releasing any further details regarding this situation.”

Danton, from Brampton, Ont., northwest of Toronto, is currently serving a 7 1/2-year sentence in a New Jersey prison for his role in a $10,000 US plot to kill Frost.

Frost is scheduled to appear Wednesday in court in Napanee, about 40 kilometres west of Kingston.

Ottawa lawyer Michael Edelson, who represents Frost, said late Tuesday that he had spoken to his client twice that day, but refused to comment further other than to say he would “issue a press statement in the next 48 hours.”

Danton’s father introduced his son to Frost when the boy was 11 years old. Frost first became the young player’s coach, and later his agent. Frost’s influence over his young charge continued to grow, and Danton spent much of his spare time with Frost.

Danton described their relationship as “father-son” and said he learned basic hygiene and manners from Frost.

It was Frost’s peculiar relationship with his players as a coach over the years and later as Danton’s agent that was the subject of an investigation by the CBC current affairs program The Fifth Estate earlier this year.

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