Category: Crime
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‘Wolf pack’ sex attackers forced to leave Spanish swimming pool after being recognised
Members of the notorious “wolf pack†group convicted of sexually abusing a teenager have been forced to leave a swimming pool in Seville. The group have been the subject of public vitriol in Spainsince five of its members were sentenced to nine years in prison in April for sexual abuse. The men were cleared of rape and sentenced to the lesser…
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Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has appeal and request for new trial denied
The Stanford swimmer whose light sentence after a sexual assault conviction had both his appeal and request for a new trial denied. The latest legal step in the controversial case of Brock Turner came Wednesday when his appeal to have his convictions overturned was rejected by a California appeallate court on Wednesday. In an earlier…
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High school swim coach loses job after vigilante pedophile sting
A Connecticut high school swim coach lost his job after a vigilante group said they busted him trying to solicit sex from someone he thought was a teenage boy. Nicolas Daddabbo, 26, from Plainville has not been charged with any crime, but a group of self-proclaimed predator hunters recorded what they say is video evidence…
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Brock Turner’s lawyer makes ‘outercourse’ argument
An attorney for the former Stanford University swimmer argued his sexual assault conviction should be overturned because his client was fully clothed and wanted only “outercourse.” Watch this video on YouTube
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A shadow hangs over the U.S. swim nationals
Two months ago, Olympian Ariana Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming, former Seattle-area coach Sean Hutchinson and others in Orange County Superior Court. Smith, who swam at the London Olympics in 2012, alleged Hutchinson groomed and molested her when she was a minor while the sport’s domestic governing body looked the other way. The coach denied…
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Olympic Athletes Fear Retaliation If They Speak Out
Starting next month, Sarah Hirshland will officially take over as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee. One of the big issues she will have to deal with is ongoing sexual abuse scandals. In recent months, athletes have come forward in sports like swimming, gymnastics, diving, and taekwondo with allegations of sexual abuse or assault. Many…
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Former Ohio State Diver Alleges Sexual Abuse By Coach: My Identity Was Changed
Eszter Pryor, a former diver with the Ohio State University Diving Club, has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually abused by former assistant coach William Bohonyi beginning when she was 16 and when he was 27. Pryor is now suing Bohonyi, along with the Ohio State University Diving Club, which employed him, and USA…
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Ex-Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner Appeals Sexual Assault Conviction
A lawyer for a former Stanford swimmer whose conviction on sexual assault charges led to the extremely rare recall of a judge tried to convince an appellate court Tuesday to overturn his client’s conviction — on the novel grounds that the athlete wanted “outercourse†with his intoxicated victim, not intercourse. “Outercourse,†his lawyer Eric S.…
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Bob Bowman regrets ‘poor judgment’ for role in alleged texts from his phone to U.S. Olympic swimmer
Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of Michael Phelps and former CEO of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, on Monday acknowledged “poor judgement†for his role in alleged “inappropriate†text messages that a former U.S. Olympic swimmer said were sent to her from his phone. Last week The Orange County Register reported allegations from Olympic medalist Caroline Burckle, 32, who…