Keeping Track of Criminal Cases & SafeSport Suspensions in Skating

Lil Sarah said:
Today's edition of Skate Canada, its National Emoji day with pictures of athletes making emoji-like faces (is cute) but the response, also true!
Skate Canada Feed - the clown emoji with, you are because of the **** on the National Team
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OMG! I'm dying. Skate Canada has a real problem on its hands, now that FS Twitter has decided to troll them every opening they get.
 
floxability said:
According to the court documents, it appears that the incident occurred July 1, 2020 but the complaint was not made until June 26, 2024 and then the charges were not brought until July 2, 2024.
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This has been reported to SkateSafe, and the authorities. The girl even had a restraining order against Pottenger. U.S. Center for SafeSport sanction was issued on July 12 and he was put on "provisional suspension" same date by the Anne Arbor Skating Club

Before this happened, the girl, who was one of his star students, was doing great. When this happened, she stopped skating for a year. Changed rinks and starting over again. I am not sure if she will compete NQS but hoping she will.

At the Nationals, she got scared because he was there watching, and she was there. But she has already a restraining order against him then
 
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marshallpond said:
This has been reported to SkateSafe, and the authorities. The girl even had a restraining order against Pottenger. U.S. Center for SafeSport sanction was issued on July 12 and he was put on "provisional suspension" same date by the Anne Arbor Skating Club

Before this happened, the girl, who was one of his star students, was doing great. When this happened, she stopped skating for a year. Changed rinks and starting over again. I am not sure if she will compete NQS but hoping she will.

At the Nationals, she got scared because he was there watching, and she was there. But she has already a restraining order against him then
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This is horrible
 
overedge said:
The local TV station tried to interview Pottenger. https://www.wxyz.com/news/washtenaw...ting-coach-charged-with-felony-sexual-conduct
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And a couple of paragraphs near the end could not possibly be more representative of why this garbage is never-ending in this sport.

I also spoke to a mom whose 11-year-old participates in the skating program. The mom didn't want to go on camera but told me that most parents enroll their kids in the program because of Pattenger's popular coaching.

The mom also believes it is all a misunderstanding, as parents and guardians are usually present.
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Interesting CBC article today that stems from the current discussion about author Alice Munro, but speaks broadly about the nature of child abuse, including in sports. Some things I'd never really thought about before that might be in play when it comes to coaches and parents, including this:

My investigations reveal cases of abusers who are charismatic, trusted and revered: priests, mentors, coaches, teachers, scout leaders, family friends.

And abusers can be strategic. They gain the love and trust of colleagues and parents, then use that to their advantage.

"They start with the adults first, to prime the environment to be able to do it and to and to be able to get the access they need," said Noni Classen, director of education and support services at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.

"These individuals who end up victimizing children are grooming not only the children, but grooming the adults," she added.

Those groomed adults defer to the abuser, not the child, for the truth.
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Jenny said:
Interesting CBC article today that stems from the current discussion about author Alice Munro, but speaks broadly about the nature of child abuse, including in sports. Some things I'd never really thought about before that might be in play when it comes to coaches and parents, including this:
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In addition to this, there can be threats directed at the parents. I remember hearing about one situation years ago in which a coach who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse was using financial threats and leverage against skaters who were not victims of the abuse in order to keep them from leaving. I think it’s very likely that in some cases when parents “choose” to stay with a particular coach just because their own child hasn’t been victimized, there can be some more complex factors involved than people realize. Not saying it’s ever the “right” thing to do, but there are a lot of tactics that abusers use to maintain control over the people around them and some of them are not as visible as others.
 
On My Own said:
I'm not sure this was ever posted here, and not sure it's supposed to be the right thread. But the topic is the same, so here it is:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805920932214734925

This is also from Bunshun. I'd seen comments about it a while back, but had not seen the source before.
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Adding this- she apologized and slightly denied the rumors.
fs-gossips.com

“As a responsible adult and a coach, my thoughtless attitude has inconvenienced many people. I’m truly sorry for any confusion. Of course, there is no such relationship.” Miki Ando apologized for reported rumors of her being in a relationships with a

Miki Ando apologized for reported rumors of her
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I can't really judge without knowing any other details (nor can anyone else here, of course), but I do want to point out that Japan is the same country where Oda sued Hamada for harassment, and he was the one who had to pay up.
 
Whoever decided this pic would make a good throwback post needed to think a little harder about who is in the pic. Surely they could have found a podium pic that doesn't include someone who was suspended by SafeSport for sexual harassment.

www.instagram.com

U.S. Figure Skating on Instagram: "#tbt to the 2012 U.S. Championships where Jeremy Abbott won his third title. Recognize any other familiar faces? A U.S. Figure Skating Memorable Moment presented by Prevagen #memorablemoment x #figureskating"

88 likes, 1 comments - usfigureskating on August 29, 2024: "#tbt to the 2012 U.S. Championships where Jeremy Abbott won his third title. Recognize any other familiar faces? A U.S. Figure Skating Memorable Moment presented by Prevagen #memorablemoment x #figureskating".
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Or maybe they were fully aware of everyone's history and figured no one would remember or care. :shuffle:
 
She has been through so much and now this:
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𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕖̀𝕟𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕖 on Instagram: "These past months have been marked by incessant trips between France and Canada. With each flight, each border crossed, I distanced myself a little more from the rink, from the ice that has always been my refuge. You’v

1,475 likes, 85 comments - solenemazingue_ on September 19, 2024: "These past months have been marked by incessant trips between France and Canada. With each flight, each border crossed, I distanced myself a little more from the rink, from the ice that has always been my refuge. You’ve surely...
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Unsure if there is any sort of criminal case yet.
 
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Spikefan said:
She has been through do much and now this:
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𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕖̀𝕟𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕖 on Instagram: "These past months have been marked by incessant trips between France and Canada. With each flight, each border crossed, I distanced myself a little more from the rink, from the ice that has always been my refuge. You’v

1,475 likes, 85 comments - solenemazingue_ on September 19, 2024: "These past months have been marked by incessant trips between France and Canada. With each flight, each border crossed, I distanced myself a little more from the rink, from the ice that has always been my refuge. You’ve surely...
www.instagram.com www.instagram.com

Unsure if there is any sort of criminal case yet.
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Poor Solene, how much does one person need to go through? In her video she said that she decided to press charges, though it wasn't clear if she meant that she already did it or if she's about to do it soon.
 
Frau Muller said:
Had no idea who this is.
en.wikipedia.org

Solène Mazingue - Wikipedia

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So who is she accusing…of what?

Sorry that I’ve missed the story. Wikipedia gives few clues.
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Speculating about the identity of the alleged assailant is something that Sharpie does not want happening on FSU, for obvious legal reasons, so let's not even go down the rabbit hole of asking that question.
 
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