Allegations of abuse in Australian figure skating and related issues

[Sylvia]

Posted ... in the other thread but relevant here too: https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics...8?st=JFAnJ4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink (no subscription required)

@Wyliefan posted the link to today's Wall Street Journal article by Louise Radnofsky on Brendan Kerry and the lengthy SafeSport investigation (I merely posted an excerpt), here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...nsions-in-skating.105778/page-72#post-6657732

 

[Vagabond]

 

[Karen-W]

I don't think pressuring skaters to marry constitutes a violation of the SafeSport Code, but it should.

I think you meant to post in the SafeSport thread not this one???

 

[Sylvia]

Louise Radnofsky’s Wall Street Journal article earlier this month has been republished on MSN and can be read in its entirety without a subscription:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ot...e-seven-years-later-he-was-banned/ar-AA1rLWlH
Excerpt relevant to this thread:

The Australian skating federation has said it had “no prior knowledge” that one of its most high-profile athletes was being investigated in the U.S., and that officials only became aware of his sanction after it was published in May. At the time, Kerry was coaching skaters in Sydney. His rink there said that “while these matters are under further investigation, Brendan has been stood down.”
SafeSport’s chief executive Ju’Riese Colón said that the Center isn’t allowed to share information with similar investigative bodies internationally, and that she has asked Congress to change that.

 

[Sylvia]

June 28 in this thread:

"Ice Skating Australia have been stripped of their status as a national sporting organisation making them ineligible for benefits including access to public funding following the recent accusations of abuse. They cannot reapply until March 2025."

Good news today! (Oct. 30):

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[Aussie Willy]

Having been involved in the process I can tell you that there was a lot of work involved in getting the NSO status reinstated.

 

[kalamalka]

Having been involved in the process I can tell you that there was a lot of work involved in getting the NSO status reinstated.

I'm glad the hard work was successful, and best wishes moving forward.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Unfortunately there is another case that has arisen. The police are involved with this one.

Canberra ice skating coach Rinat Sabitov accused of child abuse crimes | Region Canberra

CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged child abuse. An ice skating coach has been handed 10 charges alleging he…

the-riotact.com

 

[deegee]

Unfortunately there is another case that has arisen. The police are involved with this one.

Canberra ice skating coach Rinat Sabitov accused of child abuse crimes | Region Canberra

CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged child abuse. An ice skating coach has been handed 10 charges alleging he…

the-riotact.com

this part from the article: "During the following discussion, the court heard that when he was being arrested, he allegedly asked police what would happen if other ex-skating students of his came forward."

holy sh*t, if that's true