Young Gymnast Was Victim of Ex-Lakeland Coach's 'Twisted Attraction to Children': Judd

'Horribly twisted': Former gymnastics coach accused of sexually abusing teen girl

Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Lakeland man who they said confessed to having sex with a teen he coached in gymnastics when she was 15.

Shocking Details Emerge As Florida Missing Person Case Uncovers Crimes By Convicted Coach

Investigation into missing person uncovers disturbing history with convicted sex offender LAKELAND, Fla. – A former gymnastics coach, already a registered sex offender, finds himself behind bars once again. What began as a missing person investigation unexpectedly unearthed a disturbing past, leading detectives to 28-year-old Alexander Katchalov, who now faces charges of sexual battery on […] Shocking Details Emerge As Florida Missing Person Cas…

Young gymnast was victim of ex-Lakeland coach's 'twisted attraction to children': Judd

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — New allegations have resulted in charges against a former Lakeland gymnastics coach who was already on sexual offender probation following a child pornography conviction in 2017. Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office said they recently learned Alexander Katchalov, 28, had a sexual relationship with one of the young gymnasts he was coaching at Elite World Gymnastics. She was 15 years old at the time. Pediat…

Former gymnastics coach arrested for sex crimes with teen he coached: Polk deputies

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said a former gymnastics coach was arrested Wednesday after he admitted to having sexual intercourse with a minor he used to coach.PCSO said the investigation began as a missing person case when detectives were trying to locate the now-adult victim after she failed to participate in a court-ordered detox program.Deputies said the victim was found in the Lakeland home of 28-year-old Alexander Katchalov, her…

'He needs to be locked away:' Grady Judd on arrest of former coach accused of sexual battery on young gymnast

A former gymnastics coach in Lakeland is under arrest after the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he admitted to detectives that he had sex twice with a girl he was coaching when she was younger than 16.

'He needs to be locked away:' Grady Judd on arrest of former

A former gymnastics coach in Lakeland is under arrest after the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said he admitted to detectives that he had sex twice with a girl he was coaching when… The post ‘He needs to be locked away:’ Grady Judd on arrest of former coach accused of sexual battery on young gymnast appeared first on .