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Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case
Multiple reports of Sean Gardner's sexual misconduct were ignored by gymnastics authorities and coaches from 2018 to 2022, delaying his removal and legal action.
- Girls, parents and a gym owner reported concerns about gymnastics coach Sean Gardner's behavior years before his arrest for sexual abuse of gymnasts.
- Despite warnings raised as early as 2018 about Gardner's inappropriate conduct, known as grooming, USA Gymnastics failed to take action against him.
- Gardner was able to move to a prestigious Iowa gym in 2018 and continued coaching, gaining more responsibility even as concerns persisted about his behavior.
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Girls, parents and gym owner reported concerns about gymnastics coach years before sex abuse case
Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action.
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