Ex-Colorado ski coach indicted on child sex assault charges in March incident

A former coach for a Colorado youth ski band is once again accused of sexually assaulting a preteen skier during a unit trip to New Mexico in March according to New Mexico prosecutors Jared Hedges was originally arrested on March at Taos Ski Valley and was charged with sexually assaulting a member of Gang Summit Colorado a youth ski club at Copper Mountain that focuses on advancing young athletes Related Articles Sexual assault charges dropped against Colorado youth ski coach Colorado ski coach charged with sexually assaulting preteen skier The organization had been visiting the ski area and several band members were staying in cabins with coaches The preteen skier whom The Denver Post is not identifying mentioned Hedges groped and assaulted him after the boy laid down to sleep Prosecutors dropped the charges against Hedges in April to allow for additional study of the episode A grand jury returned an indictment on two felony charges Wednesday explained Joseph Casados a spokesman for the th Judicial District Attorney s Office in New Mexico Hedges did not return a request for comment Monday He served as head coach for the band s alpine racing effort for skier under until his arrest in March Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day