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LANSING, Mich. – The human trafficking and abuse case against former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert is over after he took his own life at a rest stop, but legal experts believe the way he was charged may be a new beginning in the fight to protect young athletes. READ: Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfWhen the state charged Geddert with 20 counts of human trafficking in February, each count was for a specific allegation of forced labor -- 14 counts against adult athletes, six counts against minors. It was a novel approach by prosecutors that could potentially set the stage for future cases against major amateur sports organizations or colleges. AdREAD: Why was John Geddert allowed to turn himself in? He spent years as an investigator for the NCAA, looking into complaints of mistreatment made by athletes against coaches or team officials.

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The Michigan Sexual Assault Hotline offers anonymous assistance and support without judgement. John Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday just hours after he was charged with 24 felonies. READ: Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfGeddert would have faced multiple counts of human trafficking, some involving minors. AdNessel announced the 24 felony charges against the former gymnastics coach at a press conference Thursday afternoon. We later found out he did not turn himself in.”AdThe statement went on to say that having Geddert turn himself in was standard procedure and “We had no indication that Geddert intended to flee or hurt himself or others.

(CBS Detroit) – New information in the case against former US Gymnastics coach John Geddert tied to the Larry Nasser gymnastics sex abuse scandal. Michigan State police say Geddert’s body was found by troopers yesterday at the rest area of eastbound I-96 in Clinton County. This just hours after he was formally charged by Michigan prosecutors facing 24 charges including human trafficking and criminal sexual assault. Geddert was head coach of the US Olympic gymnastics team in 2012 whose team doctor was Larry Nasser. Both the charges and death of Geddert have brought a widespread reaction from victims and Michigan officials.

John Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday just hours after he was charged with multiple felonies. AdREAD: Officials say former gymnastics coach John Geddert was expected to be arraigned same day he kills himselfWho was John Geddert? Court documents outline numerous allegations of verbal, physical, emotional abuse that young women and girls endured because of Geddert. Officials said one survivor reported that between 2010 and 2013, Geddert verbally abused her and controlled what she ate. According to the documents, a survivor told investigators that she was sexually abused by Geddert in the locker room after practice when she was 14 years old.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the investigation into Michigan State University involvement with Larry Nassar is going nowhere. According to the Attorney General’s office, the investigation remains inconclusive and nearly 6,000 school documents have not been released to investigators. Nessel sent a letter to the MSU Board of Trustees Wednesday and requested access to the 6,000 documents. “You will have shut the door on the pursuit of justice,” Nessel said in the letter. Klages was convicted of lying to a police officer in the Nassar investigation and sentenced to 90 days jail.

Former gymnast calls for accountability, ex-Olympic coach dies by suicide amid sex assault charges Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday, hours after being charged with human trafficking and criminal sexual conduct. In an interview with CBS, Sarah Klein, a former gymnast under Geddert, said USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee should be held accountable for the abuse he allegedly inflicted. Mola Lenghi reports.

John Geddert, 63, was expected to turn himself in Thursday afternoon. "My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. Geddert coached the 2012 Olympic team to a gold medal, and formerly owned a USA Gymnastics club in Michigan. John Geddert seen in 2012. Sarah Klein, a gymnast who said she trained with Geddert for more than 10 years, said, "John Geddert's escape from justice by committing suicide is traumatizing beyond words.

DIMONDALE, Mich. – After news that former gymnastics coach John Geddert killed himself Thursday, gymnasts and parents are speaking out. Hours before his death, 24 felony charges were filed against Geddert, including 20 counts of human trafficking, six of them involving a minor. READ: Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfAdMeinke was coached by Geddert at a young age at Great Lakes Gymnastics. READ: Officials say former gymnastics coach John Geddert was expected to be arraigned same day he kills himselfAdHowever, the latest scandal reminded Wieber that they were surrounded by criminals at all levels. “I just would have thought John would have thought fought for his innocence and so it made me think ‘Okay, maybe he wasn’t innocent.’ Who knows but...

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich – A rest area along I-96 in Grand Ledge was shut down for hours, and Michigan State Police and its evidence technicians were called out after the body of John Geddert was found behind a dumpster. Twenty-four charges were filed against the former Olympics coach, who was expected to present himself for an arraignment Thursday afternoon. READ: Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfGeddert was the Team USA women’s gymnastics coach in the 2012 Olympics. Geddert and Nassar were friends, and the charges against Geddert unveiled on Thursday by Attorney General Dana Nessel are serious -- 24 counts total. “It is alleged John Geddert used force, fraud and coercion against the young athletes who came to him for gymnastics training for financial benefit to him,” Nessel said.

The body of former U.S. Olympics Gymnastic Coach John Geddert was found at a rest stop Thursday, the same day that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office filed 24 criminal charges against him. LANSING — The body of a former U.S. Olympics gymnastic coach was found at a rest stop Thursday, the same day that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office filed 24 criminal charges against him. Geddert was accused of committing at least one sexual assault and multiple incidents of physical abuse against young female athletes. “These allegations focus around multiple acts of verbal, physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by the defendant against multiple young women,” Nessel said. “My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life,” Nessel said.

Former Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himself hours after being charged with 24 feloniesHours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfJohn Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday hours after he was charged with 24 felonies. Police confirmed Geddert’s body was found at a rest stop on I-96 in Grand Ledge just after 3:20 p.m. Geddert was expected to be arraigned at 2 p.m. Thursday on 24 felonies, but he did not show up to the hearing. Ad4 Fast FactsBe InformedWhy do some COVID patients continue to suffer from symptoms months after being infected? Why do some COVID patients continue to suffer from symptoms months after being infected?

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Nessel charged Geddert with 24 felonies Thursday, including criminal sexual assault and human trafficking of underage girls he coached. “I find it unconscionable that the university would stonewall the very investigation that it requested,” Nessel said. Former Michigan State University Dean William Strampel was convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to a year in jail. “This is an opportunity that we cannot allow to disappear because someone took a cowardly way out,” he said. It’s sad and messy, but we can do this.”More on MLive:Gymnastics coach accused of trafficking dies in apparent suicideGymnastics coach accused of traffickingTwiststars coach suspendedHome of former Twiststars coach searchedEx-gymnastics coach guiltyGallery of Nassar sentencing

Ex-gymnastics coach facing felony charges dies by suicide John Geddert, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics coach, died by suicide after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking.

LANSING, Mich. – John Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday hours after he was charged with 24 felonies. READ: Former US Olympics coach John Geddert kills himself following announcement of felony chargesPolice confirmed Geddert’s body was found at a rest stop on I-96 in Grand Ledge just after 3:20 p.m. Geddert was expected to be arraigned at 2 p.m. Thursday on 24 felonies, but he did not show up to the hearing. During Nassar’s trial, multiple gymnasts said they held Geddert responsible for Nassar’s abuse and said Geddert had enabled Nassar. Nessel announced the 24 felony charges against the former gymnastics coach at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

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Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 5:Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfPolice have confirmed John Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday at a rest stop in Grand Ledge. He was 63 years old. Prosecutors filed charges earlier that day in Eaton County against Geddert.

John Geddert, 63, was expected to turn himself in Thursday afternoon. "My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement. Geddert coached the 2012 Olympic team to a gold medal, and formerly owned a USA Gymnastics club in Michigan. John Geddert seen in 2012. Sarah Klein, a gymnast who said she trained with Geddert for more than 10 years, said, "John Geddert's escape from justice by committing suicide is traumatizing beyond words.

CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN -- Within hours of being charged with crimes related to trafficking and sexually abusing young gymnasts, John Geddert, 63, was discovered dead in an apparent suicide, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office. Nessel on Thursday charged Geddert, who was an Olympics gymnastics coach, Twistars gym owner in Lansing and an associate of former Michigan State University sports medicine Dr. Larry Nassar, with 24 felonies, including criminal sexual assault and human trafficking of underage girls he coached. The charges resulted from an ongoing investigation being conducted by Nessel’s office. Investigation is ongoing; no further details will be released at this time. Geddert was suspended by USA Gymnastics in 2018 before also turning over control of Twistars to his wife.

GRAND LEDGE, Mich. – Police have confirmed John Geddert, the former U.S. Olympics coach and former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, killed himself Thursday at a rest stop in Grand Ledge. He was 63 years old. According to the Michigan State Police, Geddert’s body was found at a rest area on eastbound I-96 just after 3:20 p.m.UPDATE: Hours after being charged with 24 felonies, former gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himselfProsecutors filed charges earlier that day in Eaton County against Geddert. READ: Ex-Olympics coach with ties to Nassar faces 20 human trafficking charges among othersAdThe former U.S. Olympics coach had ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison -- 40-125 years in Eaton County prison and 40-175 years in Ingham County prison -- after more than 150 victims came forward accusing him of sexual assault. The following felony charges were filed against Geddert:14 charges of human trafficking -- forced labor resulting in injurySix charges of human trafficking of a minor for forced laborOne count of criminal enterprises -- racketeering proceedsOne count first degree criminal sexual conductOne county second degree criminal sexual conductOne count lying to a peace officer during a violent crime investigationMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called Geddert’s death “a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved.”

Update: Ex-Olympics coach linked to Larry Nassar case dies in suicide after being charged with trafficking, assaulting gymnastsMichigan prosecutors say John Geddert, the former owner of Lansing-based Twistars gym and an Olympic gymnastics coach, sexually abused and trafficked up to 50 underage girls he trained. Geddert’s gym sometimes employed imprisoned former Michigan State University sports medicine Dr. Larry Nassar, who’s serving prison sentences totaling more than 100 years for sexually assaulting women and girls under the guise of medical treatment for decades. The investigation into Nassar led to 24 new charges issued against Geddert by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office Thursday, Feb. 25. Nessel’s office inherited the Nassar investigation from her predecessor, former AG Bill Schuette, when she took office in 2018. Former Michigan State University Dean William Strampel was convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to a year in jail.

“My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life. A press release from Nessel’s office said Geddert engaged in verbal, physical and sexual abuse against multiple young women. The count of lying to a police officer stemmed from her office’s investigation into Nassar, Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark said. Even after USA Gymnastics fired Nassar in the summer of 2015, Geddert continued to support him. A year later, Michigan’s attorney general said her office had taken over the investigation of Geddert.

John Geddert was charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, a step that prosecutors acknowledged was an uncommon use of Michigan law. Geddert, 63, was head coach of the 2012 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, which won a gold medal. In this March 3, 2012, file photo, gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen at the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. On his LinkedIn page, Geddert described himself as the "most decorated women's gymnastics coach in Michigan gymnastics history." You, John Geddert, also deserve to sit behind bars right next to Larry."

LANSING, Mich. – Prosecutors filed charges Thursday in Eaton County against the former owner of Twistars Gymnastics, John Geddert. The former U.S. Olympics coach had ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison -- 40-125 years in Eaton County prison and 40-175 years in Ingham County prison -- after more than 150 victims came forward accusing him of sexual assault. UPDATE: Former US Olympics coach John Geddert kills himself following announcement of felony chargesGeddert was the head coach of the U.S. Olympics Gymnastics team in 2012. Geddert, 63, is accused of injuring people for years through forced labor, recruiting minors for forced labor and molestation. “I am grateful for these survivors coming forward to cooperate with our investigation and for bravely sharing their stories.”

FILE - In this March 3, 2012, file photo, gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen at the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. Prosecutors in Michigan filed charges Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, against Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. "This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. Nessel earlier announced that Geddert was charged with a bushel of crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal enterprise. On his LinkedIn page, Geddert described himself as the “most decorated women’s gymnastics coach in Michigan gymnastics history.” He said his Twistars teams won 130 club championships.

FILE - In this March 3, 2012, file photo, gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen at the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. Prosecutors in Michigan filed charges Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, against Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. "This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. Nessel earlier announced that Geddert was charged with a bushel of crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal enterprise. On his LinkedIn page, Geddert described himself as the “most decorated women’s gymnastics coach in Michigan gymnastics history.” He said his Twistars teams won 130 club championships.

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