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Tainted former US coach banned for life
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November 18, 2011, Friday
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A FORMER Olympic gymnastics coach accused of sexually abusing two athletes in the 1980s has been banned for life by USA Gymnastics and his place in the federation's Hall of Fame revoked.
Don Peters, head coach of the 1984 US women's Olympic team, was declared "permanently ineligible" after a disciplinary hearing by USA Gymnastics last week. Peters has already resigned from his coaching and director positions at his SCATS gym in Huntington Beach, California, and his ban will be published in USA Gymnastics' magazine and on its website.
Two former gymnasts told the Orange County Register that Peters sexually abused them in the 1980s, when they were teenagers. In a Register story on September 25, Doe Yamashiro, a former US team and SCATS member, said Peters began fondling her in 1986, when she was 16, and had sexual intercourse with her when she was 17.
A second woman, who asked that her name not be used, told the Register that Peters had sex with her in 1985 when she was 18.
The alleged abuse can't be prosecuted under California law because the statute of limitation has expired.
Peters was one of the country's top coaches in the 1980s, and his SCATS gym produced several national team members.
His US team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles won eight medals, including Mary Lou Retton's gold in the all-around.
USA Gymnastics requires its professional members, which include coaches and gym owners, to undergo criminal background checks every two years.
Don Peters, head coach of the 1984 US women's Olympic team, was declared "permanently ineligible" after a disciplinary hearing by USA Gymnastics last week. Peters has already resigned from his coaching and director positions at his SCATS gym in Huntington Beach, California, and his ban will be published in USA Gymnastics' magazine and on its website.
Two former gymnasts told the Orange County Register that Peters sexually abused them in the 1980s, when they were teenagers. In a Register story on September 25, Doe Yamashiro, a former US team and SCATS member, said Peters began fondling her in 1986, when she was 16, and had sexual intercourse with her when she was 17.
A second woman, who asked that her name not be used, told the Register that Peters had sex with her in 1985 when she was 18.
The alleged abuse can't be prosecuted under California law because the statute of limitation has expired.
Peters was one of the country's top coaches in the 1980s, and his SCATS gym produced several national team members.
His US team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles won eight medals, including Mary Lou Retton's gold in the all-around.
USA Gymnastics requires its professional members, which include coaches and gym owners, to undergo criminal background checks every two years.
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