Gymnastics coach who worked in Kingston, Ont. facing sexual assault charges
Global News
Ottawa police say a coach who worked for Gymnastics Ontario is facing several charges of sexual assault involving multiple students.
Investigators with the Ottawa police say they are concerned there may be more victims in Ottawa and Kingston after an investigation led to sexual assault charges for a coach who worked for Gymnastics Ontario.
Police say the assaults involve seven people and are asking anyone with information to contact them.
They say the girls were between 14 and 17 years old and the alleged offences took place in the Ottawa and Kingston, Ont., areas.
Police say the coach worked for Gymnastics Ontario from 2014 to 2021, and the alleged offences took place while he was coaching and after hours.
They say he was arrested on Wednesday and his charges include six counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference with a person under 16.
Global News has been able to determine that Cooper was hired at Kingston’s Trillium Gymnastics Club in 2019 through a since-deleted Facebook post. In the post, the club said it was excited to have Cooper join their staff.
So far, attempts to contact the club have not been successful.
The news, however, is not a surprise to the CEO of Gymnastics Ontario.