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Ex-U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to Nassar kills himself after being charged
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A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach from the Lansing area with ties to disgraced sports medicine doctor Larry Nassar died from suicide Thursday, hours after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed human trafficking, sexual assault and racketeering charges against him, the Attorney General s Office confirmed. My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life, Nessel said in a statement. This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved.”
John Geddert coaching in 2014 Lansing-area gymnastic coach John Geddert, who was linked to Dr. Larry Nassar, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday afternoon after being charged earlier in the day by Michigan s attorney general with 24 crimes. ABC News reports that he was found dead at a rest stop off I-96 near Lansing in Clinton County. He was to be arraigned in mid-afternoon at Eaton County District Court on charges that included human trafficking, criminal sexual assault, lying to a law enforcer and racketeering. Geddert, a mid-Michigan native and 2012 USA Olympic coach, owned Twistars USA, a prominent gymnastics facility in the capital area where multiple sexual-assault victims of Larry Nassar trained. In January 2018, USA Gymnastics suspended Geddert as a result of the Nassar scandal.
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