Former Chow's Gymnastics Coach: Sean Gardner: Abuse Allegations

[rlayt]

Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry into coach tells AP she’s proud to come forward

A gymnast whose report of sexual abuse against her former coach led to his arrest and an FBI investigation into potential misconduct at gyms in three states says she’s proud she made a difference.

apnews.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1KQihZ?ocid=sapphireappshare

Chow: https://who13.com/news/metro-news/c...f-former-coach-in-letter-to-parents-families/

 

[Passion]

“Chow Abuse Allegations” is a misleading thread title. I read the three articles and there are no abuse allegations against Liang Chow. Some coach who worked at Chow’s Gymnastics starting in 2018 named Sean Gardner was arrested for abuse last week. Chow’s Gymnastics fired him in 2022 when SafeSport issued a temporary suspension to Gardner. He’s been working at a medical center since then.

Liang Chow was in China working with the National Team from early 2018 until after the Tokyo Olympics.

 

[irichluck21]

“Chow Abuse Allegations” is a misleading thread title.

I edited the title so its clear.

 

[JaJa]

“Chow Abuse Allegations” is a misleading thread title. I read the three articles and there are no abuse allegations against Liang Chow. Some coach who worked at Chow’s Gymnastics starting in 2018 named Sean Gardner was arrested for abuse last week. Chow’s Gymnastics fired him in 2022 when SafeSport issued a temporary suspension to Gardner. He’s been working at a medical center since then.

Liang Chow was in China working with the National Team from early 2018 until after the Tokyo Olympics.

thank you for pointing this out. It was very important not to inadvertently make what appeared to be an accusation against Chow himself

 

[JaJa]

I edited the title so its clear.

thanks for doing that Rich

 

[irichluck21]

Sure.
I think what Passion stated is important as well.
As soon as the temporary suspension came in, he was fired. Speaks to the gym itself that they will put the safety of their students first.

 

[RedBirdie]

The watchdog responsible for investigating wrongdoing in Olympic sports confirmed to AP that Qiao and several other coaches were privately sanctioned for failing to report sexual misconduct allegations against Gardner after learning about them.

Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case

Parents and gymnasts say warnings about coach Sean Gardner were ignored for years before his ban and arrest, exposing systemic failures in gymnastics

www.theguardian.com