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Former Coach at Prominent U.S. Gymnastics Academy Arrested by FBI Following Longstanding Abuse Allegations | Crime Alert 6AM 08.26.25 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm John Lemley, a former gymnastics coach, has
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  Speaker 1: been arrested by the FBI in Iowa, more than three
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  Speaker 1: years after being flagged for sexual abuse and suspended by
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  Speaker 1: the US Center for Safe Sport. The coach, Shaan Gardner,
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  Speaker 1: is accused of producing child pornography. Authorities say he clandestinely
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  Speaker 1: recorded young gymnasts, including children as young as six, with
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  Speaker 1: hidden cameras as they changed clothing. These materials were discovered
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  Speaker 1: during a twenty twenty four investigation triggered by a new
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  Speaker 1: victim coming forward. Gardner, who worked at West Des Moines's
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  Speaker 1: Elite Chow's Gymnastics and previously coached in Mississippi and Louisiana,
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  Speaker 1: managed to secure a job at a hospital despite being
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  Speaker 1: banned from sports in twenty twenty two. Highlighting gaps in
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  Speaker 1: safe sports authority outside athletics, this case reopens difficult questions
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  Speaker 1: about the effectiveness and transparency of abuse reporting systems in
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  Speaker 1: youth sports, especially in the shadow of the Larry Nasser scandal.
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  Speaker 1: Gardner remains in custody and awaits transfer to Mississippi, where
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  Speaker 1: he will face formal charges.
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  Speaker 1: John Limley at this hour and American identified only as
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  Speaker 1: Martin D, has been indicted in Germany on espionage charges.
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  Speaker 1: He's accused of offering US military secrets to Chinese authorities.
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  Speaker 1: Martin D, who formerly worked as a civilian contractor for
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  Speaker 1: the US Defense Department and was stationed at a US
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  Speaker 1: military facility in Germany, allegedly initiated contact with Chinese agents
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  Speaker 1: in the summer of twenty twenty four or to offer
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  Speaker 1: classified information. Fortunately, or perhaps due to ineffective follow through,
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  Speaker 1: no data appears to have been transferred before his arrest
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  Speaker 1: in Frankfort last November. The case now rests before a
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  Speaker 1: state court in Koblenz, which will determine whether to proceed
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  Speaker 1: to trial. Wyoming authorities are investigating a second fatal shooting
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  Speaker 1: involving an fe Warren Air Force Base airman in Cheyenne.
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  Speaker 1: Twenty year old Airman first Class Jaden Or has been
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  Speaker 1: charged with involuntary manslaughter after allegedly firing an AK forty
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  Speaker 1: seven through a wall during a night of drinking, killing
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  Speaker 1: a twenty three year old man. The victim died at
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  Speaker 1: the scene or remains in custody. This follows a similar
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  Speaker 1: shooting only a month earlier, which resulted in additional involuntary
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  Speaker 1: manslaughter charges. That incident prompted the Air Force to suspend
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  Speaker 1: the use of the sigsur M eighteen handgun over safety concerns.
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  Speaker 1: Or's case, however, is being handled by civilian prosecutors separate
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  Speaker 1: from the ongoing military investigation. Finally, prosecutors in Utah have
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  Speaker 1: announced plans have announced plans to seek the death penalty
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  Speaker 1: in the case of Ryan Michael Bate, accused of killing
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  Speaker 1: two police officers during a domestic disturbance. The officers, Sergeant
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  Speaker 1: Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada, were fatally shot by Bate,
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  Speaker 1: who reportedly fired from inside his home after his wife
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  Speaker 1: had contacted nine one one regarding threats and abuse. During
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  Speaker 1: the incident, a deputy and his canine were also injured
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  Speaker 1: before Bait was convinced by bystanders to surrender. Authorities have
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  Speaker 1: charged Bait with two counts of capital murder among twenty
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  Speaker 1: total charges. Governor Spencer Cox's voice support for pursuing the
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  Speaker 1: death penalty In New York, the life of forty six
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  Speaker 1: year old security guard Alan Etienne was honored in Brooklyn
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  Speaker 1: by hundreds of mourners. Etien, originally from Haiti, was killed
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  Speaker 1: while shielding others during a July twenty eighth shooting at
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  Speaker 1: a Manhattan office tower. The attack left four people dead,
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  Speaker 1: including Etienne, a veteran NYPD officer, an investment executive, and
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  Speaker 1: a real estate employee. A fifth person was wounded before
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  Speaker 1: the gunman took his own life. Friends, family, and co
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  Speaker 1: workers say Etienne was a devoted father and grandfather who
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  Speaker 1: always put others first. His union is calling for greater
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  Speaker 1: recognition of private security personnel, noting that many like Etienne
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  Speaker 1: are immigrants working long hours in dangerous conditions. He is
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  Speaker 1: remembered as a man who not only guarded a building,
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  Speaker 1: but who, in his final moments, protected the lives of others.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice needs. Go
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  Speaker 2: f fine missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides.
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  Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace