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A former Manitoba hockey coach has pleaded guilty to luring and sexually assaulting a teenage player.

Madison Biluk, 29, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Manitoba courtroom.

According to an agreed statement of facts read in court by Crown prosecutor Larissa Campbell, the charges stem from a relationship the accused developed with a player on the Manitoba AAA hockey team, coached by the assistant Biluk as of 2019. The player’s identity is protected under a publication ban.

The court heard the victim joined the team in the 2019/2020 season when she was 14 years old.

The victim was one of several girls Biluk drove to and from the rink starting in the fall of 2019.

The court heard that Biluk spent time alone in the players’ dressing room, which had already been reported before the victim joined the team. This resulted in a meeting with the head coach, who warned Biluk and the rest of the coaching staff to maintain appropriate boundaries with players, including respecting what is called “the rule of two ”, which requires two adults to be present with a player.

Still, Campbell said another assistant coach noticed Biluk continued to spend time in the locker room with players.

“She reached out to them outside of hockey and was particularly interested in their home life,” Campbell said.

The court heard the victim was injured during a match in October 2019, prompting Biluk to send direct messages to check on how she was recovering.

Campbell said this sparked a flow of communication between the victim and the accused on FaceTime, Snapchat and other social media platforms.

Soon their conversations became more intimate, talking about sex, relationships and sexual preferences. The court heard Biluk told the victim she had previously dated a woman.

According to the Crown, the two men had lengthy phone calls.

Campbell said it was during one of those calls that the victim and the accused admitted they liked each other.

From there, Biluk began sending sexual messages and sexually explicit photos on Snapchat.

The court heard that Biluk kissed the accused while driving her home in December 2019. She was 15 at the time. Campbell said the defendant was scared, but Biluk assured him it was normal and everything was fine.

They struck up a relationship, Campbell said, although Biluk told the victim to keep their relationship a secret.

The Crown said the sexual activity began to escalate, including when Biluk rented an Airbnb on Valentine’s Day and recorded a sexual video with the victim.

The court heard the victim ended their relationship in June 2020, but they continued to meet and engage in sexual activity.

According to the statement of facts, a move to Alberta to coach hockey during the 2021-22 season also sparked similar concerns about Biluk’s inappropriate boundaries with players.

She was not invited for the following season and returned to Winnipeg, although similar problems ended her coaching work.

The court heard the victim met another teenage hockey player in 2023, who said she too had been groomed by Biluk. Campbell said this prompted the victim to process the abuse she suffered. She eventually posted a video on TikTok in October 2023 describing her relationship with Biluk, at which point the Winnipeg Police Service began investigating her allegations, the Crown said.

Biluk was arrested weeks later on 15 misdemeanor charges.

Due to Biluk’s guilty plea to the sexual assault and luring charges, the Crown stayed the other sexual assault and child pornography charges against her.

Biluk is expected to be sentenced at a later date. Warning: