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Former Okotoks Oilers assistant general manager charged with child sexual exploitation

Source article ↗ · Calgary Herald · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)
published 2026-11-02T21:24:20 · ingested 2026-11-02T16:53:37.807573
Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.
CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 vv3
The article does not show bias but provides a neutral account of the charges against King, focusing on factual details and official statements.
Trigger phrases: police agencyassistant general managerJunior A Hockey Team
computed at 2026-11-02T16:53:37.807573
ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)
RIGHT score: 0.292 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3
computed at 2026-11-02T16:58:55.777434-05:00
Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)
CENTER RIGHT score: 0.292
Analysis Tier
Tier: quick_v1+full
Tier-1 at: 2026-11-02T16:59:13.268194
Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T17:20:13.203052
AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-02T16:59:13.268194
Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.
Country: CA
Province: AB
Scope: provincial
Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)
true A former employee of the Okotoks Oilers has been charged with sexual exploitation.
The article provides specific details about the charges, including the number and location of victims, which are corroborated by official statements.
V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-02T17:20:13.203052
true King was assistant general manager of the Okotoks Oilers from 2021 to 2024.
The article cites his role and tenure with the team, supported by information on his responsibilities.
V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-02T17:20:13.203052
true King served as a play-by-play voice for the team during his time there.
The article mentions his work in this capacity, which is further corroborated by references to his role with The Eagle 100.9 FM.
V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-02T17:20:13.203052
Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.
Former Okotoks Oilers assistant general manager charged with child sexual exploitation 2 articles across outlets
clustered at 2026-11-02T16:53:37.819524
Governance — C.R.E.E.D.
A+
overall grade
100.0
By Category
Accountability {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Environmental {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Fairness {'events': 3, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (3 events; minimum 100 for a non-provisional score)', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Privacy {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Safety {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}
Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked
Raw Audit Trail (2 events)
  1. ingested
    payload 
    {
  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 13757
}
  2. bias_v2_scored
    payload 
    {
  "confidence": 0.417,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.292,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.292
}
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