Following the US national Gymnastics team exposed the former team medical, Dave Brubaker, Canadian Gymnastics team chief was arrested and charged of a number of sexual crimes.
According to reports in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, police said in a statement that Brubaker was arrested on December 14, and was charged with tens sexual abuses on the following day: 3 counts of sexual exploitation, 3 counts of sexual interference and 1 count of invitation to sexual touching.
According to the police, he was released on bail and is scheduled to appear at the court in February next year. But when the reporters tried to contact him, they got no answer.
“Our priority within Gymnastics Canada is always the safety of our athletes. Sports should be a safe place for everyone, and we’re working hard to ensure that we have the policies and procedures, as well as the education and resources in place, to ensure the safety of all of our participants.” Richard Crepin, chair of Gymnastics Canada’s board of director said.
Meanwhile, Larry Nassar, former USA Gymnastics team doctor, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for saving 37,000 child pornography videos. But this is only part of the time he will spend in jail, and the subsequent verdict of criminal lawsuit may allow him to spend the rest of his life in the bar.
After the incident, lawyers in Nassar sought court testimony from the judge. After being arrested, Nassar has been helping other prisoners and attending biblical courses with signs of “repentance.”
Former USA Gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in prison for saving 37,000 child pornography videos. (Source:www.cbsnews.com)
However, the prosecutor said that Nassar posed a tremendous threat to society and said that he would not hesitate to repeat the crimes after his release and sentenced him to 60 years in prison.
Since 1996, Nassar has been a physical therapist for the US gymnastic team for 20 years until he was expelled by the National Gymnastics Team in 2015.
According to reports, more than 350 people have accused Nassar of sexual abusing them in the name of “treatment” the youngest of which is only 6 years old. There are 140 women accused him face to face, Nassar faced 20 counts of sexual exploitation. He finally found guilty in last July.
The United States set off a “#MeeToo” social campaign because of the Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein’s sex scandal. Million of social media users use the tag to expose sexual assaults, accusing the entertainment, media circles and celebrities.
