Category: Crime
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Goa Swimming Coach Booked For Raping National Junior Gold Medallist After Video Goes Viral
A swimming coach in Goa has been booked for the rape of a National Junior gold medallist after a purported video of the incident went viral on social media. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has also stepped in and promised stringent action against the accused after a Twitter user tagged him with screenshots from the video,…
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Mosman swim teacher Kyle Daniels has 33 of 56 charges against him dropped
More than half of the sex-related charges against former Mosman swimming coach Kyle Daniels have been dropped. Daniels, 20, was arrested in March and accused of touching two young girls. A further seven alleged victims came forward. All are under the age of 10 and have told police Daniels had touched them. The 20 year…
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Woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner in 2015 reveals her identity
The woman who was sexually assaulted by a Stanford University swimmer in 2015 — and who later went internationally viral with an empowering anonymous statement at his sentencing — has revealed her identity with the publication of a memoir. The New York Times reports the woman formerly known as “Emily Doe†reveals her name, Chanel Miller, in her…
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Teens facing charges after taking a swim in Snohomish water tower
The teens broke into a water tower in the city of Snohomish and recorded themselves as they went for a swim. That recording eventually made its way into the hands of police, who busted them. Watch this video on YouTube
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Australian Two-Time Olympic Swimmer Jarrod Poort Facing Criminal Charges
Two-time Olympic swimmer Jarrod Poort is facing criminal charges stemming from allegations he damaged a unit door during a disturbance at a Wollongong apartment complex in the early hours of the morning. Poort, who represented Australia in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics and the 10km marathon in Rio De Janeiro in…
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South Florida Swim Instructor Accused Of Molesting Young Girls Back In Court
The South Florida swim instructor accused of molesting young girls during their swimming lessons appeared in court again on Thursday. Watch this video on YouTube
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FINA and LEN reject Gyárfás resignation until after court ruling
Two leading swimming federations – the FINA world body and the European LEN – have rejected the resignation of Hungarian media entrepreneur Tamás Gyárfás from their boards until a court ruling surrounding his murder charge has been made. When asked by Magyar Nemzet, both FINA director Cornel Marculescu and LEN president Paolo Barell said they…
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Accused Hungarian swimmer allowed to leave S. Korea: Prosecutors
Hungarian swimmer Tamas Kenderesi has been charged with a sexual harassment offence following the world championships in South Korea but has been given permission to leave the country, prosecutors said Wednesday. The 22-year-old Olympic bronze medallist was formally accused of committing an indecent act by compulsion, an official at the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office told…
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Ex-swimming executive charged in Hungary for ordering deadly submachine hit on business rival in 1990s
A former Hungarian swimming executive was charged Tuesday with ordering a deadly hit on a business rival in Budapest over two decades ago. Tamas Gyarfas, who was former vice president of the Lausanne-based International Swimming Federation’s Bureau, denied the charges when he was first detained back in April 2018. He was then released from jail on bail. Gyarfas’s lawyer…