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13 Abitbol won a bronze medal in the pairs alongside Stephane Bernadis (L) in the 2000 world championship
PARIS - Former French skater Sarah Abitbol spoke of her relief on Saturday after her ex-coach Gilles Beyer was charged with sexual assault.
Beyer was charged on Friday following accusations from at least six women skaters or former skaters, although a source close to the case told AFP older cases, including that of Abitbol, could not be prosecuted under France s statute of limitations.
Abitbol told French magazine l Obs she was relieved that the courts have summoned Gilles Beyer. Finally!
Beyer, a former elite figure skating coach, is at the centre of a scandal that convulsed the sport in France last year after former world championships medallist Abitbol made accusations against him in a book.