Former Montreal baseball coach guilty of sexual assault of teen [Video]

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A former West Island baseball coach has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor he was hired to train.

Robert Litvack, 44, coached baseball and was a personal trainer and was found guilty of abusing a 13-year-old boy.

“Mr. Litvack was convicted on both counts of sexual interference, as well as sexual assault,” said Crown prosecutor Camille Boucher.

The Dollard-des-Ormeaux resident would massage the boy’s legs and, on multiple occasions, asked him to lower his underwear so he could massage his buttocks.

During his trial, Litvack testified that the massages were to relieve soreness and that there was no sexual intent.

However, Justice Josee Belanger said in her ruling that she could not ignore the fact that the boy’s parents were never told about the massages.

“Given all the circumstances in the case, she concluded that there was …