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Former figure skater Adam Schmidt reaches settlement with ice arena in Richard Callaghan sex abuse case
Read full article: Former figure skater Adam Schmidt reaches settlement with ice arena in Richard Callaghan sex abuse caseROCHESTER, Mich. – Former figure skater Adam Schmidt has reached a $1.75 million settlement with Onyx Ice Arena, according to Schmidt. Last year, Schmidt filed a lawsuit alleging that longtime U.S. figure skating coach Richard Callaghan sexually abused him for two years. Schmidt trained with Callaghan at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Township and the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester. READ: Adam Schmidt speaks about allegations of sexual abuse by U.S. figure skating coach Richard CallaghanCallaghan was banned for life by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a watchdog for U.S. Olympic sports organizations. Callaghan has denied the allegations and Onyx did not admit any wrongdoing.
Adam Schmidt speaks about allegations of sexual abuse by U.S. figure skating coach Richard Callaghan
Read full article: Adam Schmidt speaks about allegations of sexual abuse by U.S. figure skating coach Richard CallaghanSchmidt isn't the first former student to raise allegations of sexual abuse by Callaghan. "We were basically told he had done something awful and done something very horrible against Mr. Callaghan," Schmidt said. A true giant in U.S. figure skating is subject to a lifetime ban without due process." Figure Skating." Figure Skating who allowed this culture of abuse to go, as I said previously, unchecked for too long."
Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- Aug. 26, 2019
Read full article: Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- Aug. 26, 2019DETROIT - Here's what is coming up on Local 4 News at 11:InvestigationOver the weekend friends of a man who crashed his motorcycle insist nobody answered when they called 911. Marysville commentsOn Monday, Cramer withdrew her candidacy amid a mounting number of people calling for her to resign after she made comments about race. Adam SchmidtEarlier this month, former skater Adam Schmidt filed a lawsuit accusing Callaghan of sexually abusing him for two years beginning when he was 14. Schmidt spoke with Local 4. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
US Figure Skating bans coach over sex abuse allegations
Read full article: US Figure Skating bans coach over sex abuse allegations(CNN) - Longtime coach Richard Callaghan has been permanently banned from US Figure Skating after he was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing an underage figure skater. US Figure Skating adopted the sanction, effective Wednesday, it said on its website. Figure Skating." Schmidt, now 34, is a former member of the US National Figure Skating Team, his lawyers said. Callaghan coached figure skater Tara Lipinski to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Report: Longtime US figure skating coach Richard Callaghan banned for life
Read full article: Report: Longtime US figure skating coach Richard Callaghan banned for lifeRichard Callaghan congratulates Tara Lipinski after she won a US title in 1997. DETROIT - A longtime U.S. figure skating coach accused of sexual abuse has been banned for life by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a watchdog for U.S. Olympic sports organizations, according to NBC News. Earlier this month, former skater Adam Schmidt filed a lawsuit accusing Callaghan of sexually abusing him for two years beginning when he was 14. Callaghan was an employee at an ice skating rink in Rochester, Michigan, according to the lawsuit. "While performing these duties, (Callaghan) violated his role as a coach, sexually violated the Plaintiff, and used his position of authority and power over the Plaintiff," the lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit accuses longtime US figure skating coach of sexual abuse
Read full article: Lawsuit accuses longtime US figure skating coach of sexual abuse(CNN) - A figure skater has filed a lawsuit accusing longtime US Figure Skating coach Richard Callaghan of sexually abusing him for approximately two years, beginning when he was about 14. Schmidt, now 34, is a former member of the US National Figure Skating Team, his lawyers said. The coach remained "in good-standing" with the US Figure Skating Association, which was aware of allegation by the alleged victim, but dismissed it, the lawsuit alleges. The US Figure Skating Association and a Michigan ice skating center are also identified as defendants in the lawsuit. Figure Skating."