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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eddie Pells

Takeaways from AP report on what sources say was Olympic watchdog's failure to close abuse case

Gymnastics Abuse Lawsuit - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

There was an eight-year gap between the time young gymnasts and their parents started sounding warnings about a coach in 2017 and when he was arrested earlier this year on federal child pornography charges.

It took the U.S. Center for SafeSport — the agency formed by Congress to combat this type of abuse — until 2022 to sanction that coach, Sean Gardner.

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