A Ukrainian hockey coach was indicted on charges he fondled a teen attending clinics in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Ivan Pravilov, 48, a mentor to several NHL and college players, has been in custody since his arrest last week.
Federal authorities will seek detention at a hearing Friday. They say he threatened a teenage witness and has no local ties.
Authorities say Pravilov took a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy to his Philadelphia apartment this month for sexual purposes. The boy was staying with a family in Wilmington, Del.
A recent book by former player Maxim Starchenko describes the coach as physically, mentally and sexually abusive.
Pravilov is in the United States on a work visa despite a 2007 Interpol warrant for his arrest over a fight in the Ukraine.
Pravilov's hockey school takes young players to camps and tournaments throughout the US.
Public defender Mark Wilson isn't commenting on the charges until the detention hearing.
