Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert has died by suicide after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking. On Thursday, Feb. 25, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a statement confirming his death, hours after her office filed charges against him. "My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life," she said in a statement on Thursday. "This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved." State police troopers found his body at a highway rest area at 3:24 p.m. Est, Nessel's spokesperson Kelly Rossman-McKinney told NBC News. Earlier in the...
- 2/26/2021
- E! Online
A former U.S. gymnastics coach died by suicide Thursday, hours after he was charged with over 20 counts including human trafficking, racketeering and criminal sexual conduct.
The Michigan Attorney General’s office confirmed to Rolling Stone that John Geddert, who coached the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympic games in London, died by suicide and was discovered in Grand Ledge, Michigan after charges were announced against him; Geddert had agreed to surrender to authorities Thursday but never showed up at his arraignment, NBC News reports.
“My office...
The Michigan Attorney General’s office confirmed to Rolling Stone that John Geddert, who coached the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympic games in London, died by suicide and was discovered in Grand Ledge, Michigan after charges were announced against him; Geddert had agreed to surrender to authorities Thursday but never showed up at his arraignment, NBC News reports.
“My office...
- 2/25/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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