CHARLOTTE The gymnasts who spoke to the Michigan Attorney General s Office about coach John Geddert painted a horrifying picture.
Extreme verbal and emotional abuse. Excessive physical conditioning. Girls forced to perform through injuries. Sexual and physical assaults.
Geddert, the former USA Olympic Gymnastics coach and owner and coach at the Lansing-area gym Twistars, was charged Thursday with 24 felonies: 20 counts of human trafficking and forced labor, two counts of sexual assault, racketeering and lying to police.
Geddert died by suicide Thursday afternoon, several hours after charges were filed. He had not yet turned himself in to police. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Geddert s death is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved.
John Geddert, former USA Gymanstics coach, killed himself
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