Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentenced
Former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney is set to be sentenced for multiple counts of indecent assault and attempted rape. The sentencing follows a decades-long legal battle to extradite Gibney from the United States for crimes committed against young athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.
Why it matters
The case represents a significant milestone for victims of historical institutional abuse and highlights the complexities of international extradition in sexual assault cases.
George Gibney was convicted in July of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape. George Gibney was convicted in July of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape. Ireland Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentenced Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite him
Prefer the Guardian on Google More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice.
The 77-year-old is to be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing four young female athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.
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