Because he has not been criminally charged, ABC7 will not be naming the figure skating coach in question.
We can tell you that part of the reason this lawsuit has been filed is in the hopes others will come forward.
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Allegations of sexual misconduct in U.S. figure skating at all levels are not new. On Tuesday, they hit home as attorneys for the parents of a young girl, who took lessons in west suburban Darien between 2016 and 2018, came forward with accusations of rape.
“Our minor client was raped by her ice-skating coach. Her parents feel as though they were dropping their child off at the lion’s den,” said Hale & Monico Attorney Allison West.
In order to protect her privacy, the alleged victim is named in the lawsuit only as Julia Doe. The complaint targets not just the accused coach, but the academy that hired him, as well as other coaches present during practice sessions held at Darien’s Sportsplex, which is named in the suit.