SafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaints
Read full article: SafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaintsThe U.S. Center for SafeSport has announced 10 changes to the way it operates in a move it says is designed to increase efficiency and “trauma sensitivity,” while addressing complaints that have come from both victims and the accused.
Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office
Read full article: Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports officeA proposed rewrite of the law governing the Olympics in the United States calls on public funding for the embattled U.S. Center for SafeSport while also forming a new government office to oversee grassroots sports that have long been attached to the Olympics themselves.
SafeSport Center 'in potential crisis' according to panel's survey of Olympic system
Read full article: SafeSport Center 'in potential crisis' according to panel's survey of Olympic systemA wide-ranging survey into the state of the U_S_ Olympic system leveled criticism at the U_S_ Center for SafeSport, with a draft report concluding that feedback collected about the 6-year-old agency “paints a picture of a center in potential crisis.”.
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Local 4 News at 5 -- Feb. 25, 2021
Read full article: Local 4 News at 5 -- Feb. 25, 2021Here’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.
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Former US Olympics coach John Geddert kills himself following announcement of felony charges
Read full article: Former US Olympics coach John Geddert kills himself following announcement of felony chargesGRAND 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.”
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Former figure skater Adam Schmidt reaches settlement with ice arena in Richard Callaghan sex abuse case
Read full article: Former figure skater Adam Schmidt reaches settlement with ice arena in Richard Callaghan sex abuse caseROCHESTER, Mich. – Former figure skater Adam Schmidt has reached a $1.75 million settlement with Onyx Ice Arena, according to Schmidt. Last year, Schmidt filed a lawsuit alleging that longtime U.S. figure skating coach Richard Callaghan sexually abused him for two years. Schmidt trained with Callaghan at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Township and the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester. READ: Adam Schmidt speaks about allegations of sexual abuse by U.S. figure skating coach Richard CallaghanCallaghan was banned for life by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a watchdog for U.S. Olympic sports organizations. Callaghan has denied the allegations and Onyx did not admit any wrongdoing.