A reckoning is underway in France after a champion figure skater alleged she was sexually abused by her then-coach as a teenager—becoming the latest former elite athlete to accuse her sport's leaders of protecting skating over skaters. From ABC / ESPN:
Sarah Abitbol, a 10-time French national champion pairs figure skater, alleges that she was sexually abused by her then-coach when she was a teenager.
The fallout was swift. Beyer was accused of misconduct by several other women. Didier Gailhaguet, the president of the French Federation of Ice Sports, was forced to resign. Paris prosecutors have launched an investigation. "He was sitting on my bed and he wake me up and he was speaking to me very slowly," she said,"and after he come to me and he began to kiss me and it was really a nightmare."
"They explained [to] me that maybe, if it's true, I need to go [through the national police] to do something. And, so, they didn't pay attention," Abitbol said."So every time I tried to speak, every time doors closed." Beyer has been removed from his position at a local club, but he is now reportedly facing accusations from at least three other women. Beyer declined to comment further to ABC News and ESPN.
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