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USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
Lawsuits claim USA Gymnastics and SafeSport neglected reports, allowing coach Sean Gardner to abuse at least 10 minors from 2017 to 2022, according to investigators.
- Two gymnasts filed lawsuits alleging USA Gymnastics and U.S. Center for SafeSport failed to stop coach Sean Gardner from sexually abusing them and other preteen and teenage girls at an Iowa gym despite repeated complaints about his misconduct.
- The lawsuits claim the watchdogs were informed about Gardner's 'inappropriate and abusive behaviors' in 2017, including hugging, kissing girls, and grooming behaviors at a Mississippi gym, but they failed to act, allowing him to get hired in Iowa in 2018.
- Gardner faces federal child pornography charges for allegedly recording his underage students undressing at the Mississippi gym between December 2017 and April 2018.
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USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging they failed to stop Sean Gardner from preying on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach’s behavior.
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