r/olympics • United States • 2d ago

Artistic Gymnastics FBI arrest leads to maximum 90-year sentence for gymnastics coach who recorded minors at Mississippi gym

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/fbi-arrest-leads-maximum-90-year-sentence-gymnastics-coach-recorded-minors-mississippi-gym
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u/NotDoinAnythingEmber 2d ago

Coaches are supposed to protect kids, not exploit their trust. That lifetime of consequences is deserved.

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u/bstone99 United States 2d ago

Cops are “supposed” to protect the public and help people. The consequences should be severe for those in power who choose to abuse it across all aspects of society.

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u/restore_democracy 2d ago

Anyone remember the old pervert who bought a beauty pageant and bragged about going into the dressing room full of underage girls? Whatever happened to him, how long did he get?

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u/ruka_k_wiremu New Zealand 2d ago

2 presidential terms

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u/muskoka83 1d ago

and a FIFA award!

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u/deferredmomentum 1d ago

Eight years iirc

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u/greennurse61 1d ago

And  Gretchen Whitmer the democrats governor that protected him. 

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u/taway9925881 Olympics 2d ago

Good. Now do the Epstein files please.

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u/hoowins 2d ago

High ranking American officials are allowed to rape children, apparently.

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u/SouthParkIsUnfunny 2d ago

Some might have ties to the Olympics.

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u/Impossible-Guitar957 United States 2d ago

Like I said years ago when they put away Larry Nassar, he was not the only person in gymnastics who was up to no good. This latest headline just comes to prove how many predators are circling around that sport.

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u/Comprehensive_Wash71 2d ago

Figure skating and swimming are other sports which seem to have a higher proportion of abuse (sexual, physical but not sexual, and/or emotional) from coaches.

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u/Impossible-Guitar957 United States 1d ago

Unfortunately, anytime you have something that involves children or young people in general, it will attract some sick people who want to do terrible things. That’s why there needs to be really good oversight 

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u/Rarak New Zealand 2d ago

Yeah infuriating they go after small fry and not touch the Epstein files. Go after both

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u/DanfromCalgary 2d ago

That guy … could be president one day

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u/lookitsnotyou 2d ago

Must be the furthest thing from a billionaire to get a sentence like that

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u/NOGOODGASHOLE 2d ago

Can he still run for office. He's already check one box

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u/HVAC_instructor 2d ago

He should run for president. Republicans and Christians would flock to the polls to vote for him.

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u/AppleJoost 1d ago

Republicans have found their next presidential candidate.

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u/Slylok 8h ago

What about that flock executive that only watched a private childs gymnastics gym? 

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u/fatgat69 6h ago

That should be the minimum sentence for that crime.

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u/slaffytaffy 2d ago

Now watch him get pardoned