Coverage dated August 18, 2025

Former coach at elite U.S. gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse allegations

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia

A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. PBS NewsHour

    Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Former coach at elite U.S. gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse allegations (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions.

  4. CBS News

    Former coach at prominent U.S. gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after reports of abuse (opens CBS News)

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    Last week, more than three years after being suspended from coaching, the FBI arrested Dean Gardner, 38, on a federal child pornography charge.

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