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Former Irish National Swim Coach Hiding In U.S. Found Guilty Of Child Rape
A former Irish swim coach who hid in the U.S. for 30 years was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting multiple underage female athletes in the 70s and 80s. After seven hours of deliberation, a jury declared 77-year-old swim coach George Gibney guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape. (RELATED: British Pedophile Pop Star Gary Glitter Charged With Additional Alleged Underage Sex Crimes)Originally charged with 79 counts of assault against girls aged seven to 14, Gibney pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault at the beginning of the trial, the BBC reported. The former swim coach denied 73 counts of assault and one count of attempted rape. Jurors were instructed to return not guilty verdicts on 33 counts made by two accusers, due to lack of evidentiary
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