NewzGeorge Gibney, a 77-year-old former Irish Olympic swimming coach, is set to be sentenced for the sexual abuse of athletes committed during the 1970s and 1980s. The sentencing follows a decades-long legal effort to locate and extradite Gibney, who fled Ireland to the United States after the allegations surfaced.
Gibney previously held a position of prestige within the Irish swimming community before his departure. His upcoming sentencing marks the conclusion of a protracted legal process regarding crimes that occurred over half a century ago.
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