‘Direct insult’: Victim in Key Biscayne gymnastics coach case demands trial

Days after a plea agreement was struck in the case of a Key Biscayne coach accused of sexually abusing kids, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office may reversecourse, according to a key witness who said the plea deal was not harsh enough on her abuser.

The victim told prosecutors the agreement was a “direct insult,” prompting the state to reconsider the plea, she told the Miami Herald Monday.

The State Attorney’s Office did not respond to the Herald’s request for confirmation, but a text message obtained by the newspaper from a prosecutor to a second witness states that it is “pulling the plea.”…

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