Training needed to combat pedophiles, says ex-player

WASHINGTON - Former National Hockey League player Sheldon Kennedy, sexually abused by his Canadian junior hockey coach, told US senators on Tuesday that training for adults is needed to combat pedophiles.

"Punishing the bad guys makes us feel good, but it does not fully solve the problem," Kennedy, a former right-winger with the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings, told a Senate committee.

The hearing before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was the first by US lawmakers since the Penn State child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky surfaced last month.