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USA Gymnastics investigated reports of coach Geddert’s abuse 3.5 years before suspending him
USA Gymnastics investigated reports of coach Geddert’s abuse 3.5 years before suspending himBy Kara Berg, August 11, 2021
USA Gymnastics officials received reports about John Geddert’s abuse of athletes at least 3.5 years before suspending him from coaching, according to records from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
The national organization hired former Michigan State Police Trooper Don Brooks in 2014 to conduct a review of Geddert after a former coach wrote a letter to former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny outlining physical and emotional abuse she said she’d seen Geddert inflict on young athletes.
Brooks finished his investigation in September 2014 and gave the findings to USA Gymnastics. He told officials the girls interviewed all feared retaliation from Geddert.
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