Posted on 02/25/2021 12:52:16 PM PST by Red Badger
John Geddert -- the coach of the legendary 2012 Team USA gymnastics team -- has been charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and sexual assault and faces up to life in prison.
... and there's a connection to disgraced Team USA doctor and convicted sexual predator Larry Nassar.
63-year-old Geddert was the head man in charge when the Fierce Five squad won gold at the 2012 Games in London. The team was comprised of superstars Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber.
But, law enforcement officials say Geddert shouldn't be celebrated as some great coach -- claiming he's a scumbag who sexually assaulted an unidentified person in 2012 who was between the age of 13 and 16.
The specifics of the allegations are still unclear -- but the charges he's facing are horrifying.
In total, Geddert is facing 20 counts of human trafficking, 2 counts of sexual assault, 1 count of racketeering and 1 count of lying to a peace officer.
As for the Larry Nassar connection ... Nassar was the team doctor for the 2012 gymnastics team. Nassar also treated gymnasts at the Michigan gym, Twistars, which was owned by Geddert and his wife until they sold it just a few weeks ago.
It's relevant because prosecutors say Geddert lied to investigators in 2016 when they were looking into Nassar's criminal conduct -- and Geddert allegedly said he never heard anyone complain about the doctor.
Geddert probably saw the criminal charges coming ... Michigan State Police raided his home in early 2020.
Team USA suspended Geddert when the Larry Nassar story broke several years back. Geddert told people in 2018 he was retiring from coaching.
Words fail.
How do these guys get away with t heir crimes for so damn long?
Are parents so damn foolish as to allow their daughters to be raped and molested to get that damned gold medal?.....................
I was just listening to your segment! Was it pre-recorded?
Made some many good points. Particularly about the “digital gulag”. Food for thought.
And, yes. I can’t believe what is being done to the children in this world. đĄ
â20 counts of human traffickingâ makes it sound like he was just driving the team bus.
No, it was live. I had 3 “sticky note” index cards with some ideas jotted on them stuck to my computer screen. Otherwise, it was off the cuff.
Have pity. It is doubtful the parents knew. The victims so far have not claimed to have told their parents.
Itâs hard enough to have your kid assaulted without being blamed.
Demonstrating once again that conservatives with core values donât need much more that that to debate anyone.
Just heard on the radio that this
guy has killed himself.
Are we sure all these charges are true?
It sounds as if it would have been impossible to keep it all
under wraps for long if they were.
I’ve seen people overcharged before in hopes of making some
of it stick. I’d hate to think that’s what is going on here.
If the guy is guilty, he deserves what he gets. I just don’t
trust either side any longer after what we’ve seen take
place over the last five years.
Meanwhile, in Woke-Anda on Twitter, "John Geddertâs victims were robbed of justice today"...
In MY world, notWoke-Anda, another waste of air has checked out. Buh-bye, Geddert.
Well ya’ always do a good job...when I can catch the show.
God’s hand of judgment is just getting warmed up. We are seeing things sprout up everywhere like grass starting to grow!
Dead by suicide now!!
â20 counts of human traffickingâ makes it sound like he was just driving the team bus.
This seems like cobbled together charges by an ambitious prosecutor who is trying to piggy back on the Nasser case.
He should have been crucified on a telephone pole.
AFTER Ricky-Rick got woke and voted Joek and The Ho, and then didn't rally the Michigan Repukelickins to fight The Steal.
Nazi Nessel dumped the charges on Ricky-Rick the week after the ReichCapitolHillstag "riots" - too late for him to thwart the Michigan Mean Girls...
Northwestern U cheerleaders...
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