Bridget Namiotka, a former national and international medal-winning pairs figure skater who was the first person to publicly accuse the late two-time U.S. national pairs champion John Coughlin of sexual abuse, died July 25. She was 32.
Namiotka announced in 2019 that she was sexually abused for two years by John Coughlin, her pairs partner, when she was a teenager.Bridget Namiotka, a former national and international medal-winning pairs figure skater who was the first person to publicly accuse the late two-timeof sexual abuse, died July 25, her parents confirmed to USA TODAY Sports Friday. She was 32.
Replying to a post in support of Coughlin, who died by suicide at the age of 33 on Jan. 18, 2019, Namiotka wrote, “I’m sorry but john hurt at least 10 people including me. He sexually abused me for 2 years.” Coughlin, who won his two U.S. pairs championships with two other partners, hanged himself in his father’s Kansas City home one day after he received an interim suspension from the U.S. Center for SafeSport. USA TODAY Sports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation, reported in January 2019 that there were three reports of sexual misconduct against Coughlin. His death effectively ended the investigation into those reports, SafeSport announced in February 2019.
Attorney John Manly, who has represented more than 200 victims in the Larry Nassar gymnastics sexual abuse case, said in a March 2019 interview with USA TODAY Sports that he was representing two other women who were minors when Coughlin allegedly sexually abused them.
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