r/olympics • u/IvyGold 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-gym90
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/taway9925881 Olympics 2d ago
Good. Now do the Epstein files please.
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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/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/NotDoinAnythingEmber 2d ago
Coaches are supposed to protect kids, not exploit their trust. That lifetime of consequences is deserved.