Gym Owners React to Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Coach Sean Gardner

Gymnast 'needed to speak out' against abusive coach

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her gymnast friends, Finley Weldon said she feels a sense of pride.

Ex-Louisiana gymnastics coach charged with filming minors seeks transfer

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man who coached gymnastics at a Prairieville gym was arrested in Iowa and wants to move the court proceedings to Mississippi. Federal court documents state that Sean Gardner, 38, was accused of sexual misconduct with young female gymnasts, dating back to 2018. This booking photo provided by the Des Moines, Iowa, Polk County Sheriff’s Office shows Sean Gardner on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Polk County Sheriff…

Gym owners react to sexual abuse allegations against coach Sean Gardner

Gym owners in Iowa and Louisiana express shock and concern following the arrest of former gymnastics coach Sean Gardner on charges of sexual exploitation of students

FBI looking for potential Louisiana victims of former gymnastics coach charged with sexual exploitation of children

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The FBI needs help to find potential victims of a former gymnastics coach recently charged with sexual exploitation of children. Officials believe some victims could be from Louisiana. According to the FBI, Sean Michael Gardner allegedly targeted young athletes for almost two decades while working at multiple facilities across three states: Athletes in Motion in Prairieville, Louisiana (2004–2014) Jump In G…

Former Iowa Gymnastics Coach Sean Gardner Arrested in Child Pornography Case

A former gymnastics coach, Sean Gardner, with ties to a renowned youth training facility in Iowa has been arrested after investigators discovered a significant cache of child pornography at his home. The arrest has reopened scrutiny into earlier allegations of abuse against the coach, who worked with young athletes across multiple states. Arrest and Charges Sean Gardner, 38, was taken into custody by the FBI on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Des …

Years After Reports of Sexually Abusing Young Children, FBI Arrests Former Gymnastics Coach

The arrest of a former elite gymnastics coach on federal child pornography charges is raising questions about how abuse is reported and handled in youth sports, nearly a decade after the Larry Nassar scandal shook U.S. gymnastics. Federal agents last week arrested Sean Michael Gardner, 38, after investigators said they uncovered hundreds of illicit images and videos of underage girls. Many of the images were recorded with a hidden bathroom camer…