Former Mountie Alan John Davidson, 58, has been arrested and charged with sexual assaults against minors that allegedly occurred in the 1970s and '80s.


Major Crimes Supt. Brendan Fitzpatrick made the announcement today at a news conference in Surrey, B.C.


Fitzpatrick said the investigation began in 2012 when one of the alleged victims told police he was sexually assaulted in the 1980s.


Davidson is a former minor hockey and baseball coach.


He was arrested in Calgary Thursday.


Davidson served as an RCMP officer from 1982 to 1996.


More information to come