2 women accuse former Olympic figure skater of sexual abuse in lawsuit
Two women recently filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually abused for years by their ice skating coach, a former Olympic figure skater, in misconduct the lawsuit says should have been obvious to other adults around them.
Two women recently filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually abused for years by their ice skating coach, a former Olympic figure skater, in misconduct the lawsuit says should have been obvious to other adults around them.
The plaintiffs were listed as "Jane Doe 1" and "Jane Doe 2" and the defendants were also given similarly anonymous names in the federal action filed in Columbia, South Carolina, on Jan. 24.
Defendants include the coach, called “John Roe”; the “ABC Skating Federation,” based in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and “XYZ Skating Rink Inc.,” in Irmo, South Carolina, which — according to the lawsuit — employed the coach.
“ABC Skating Federation” isn’t identified by name in the lawsuit, but U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body of the sport, is based in Colorado Springs.
Representatives for U.S. Figure Skating could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
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