Coughlin was confronting three reports of sexual wrongdoing against him, including two including minors, USA Today detailed Sunday. Every one of the three reports were recorded with the U.S. Community for SafeSport and the main report was recorded on Dec. 17, which prompted the office's choice to confine him, the paper reported.The two different reports, the two of which included minors, were recorded over the most recent couple of weeks, and drove a suspension from SafeSport, USA Today announced. Coughlin was restricted from partaking "in any way, in any movement or rivalry" including the U.S. Olympic Committee or U.S. Figure Skating.
U.S. Figure Skating is required to maintain SafeSport disciplinary measures.
Coughlin denied the charges against him in a Jan. 7 email to USA Today."While I wish I could talk unreservedly about the unwarranted claims required against me, the SafeSport rules keep me from doing as such since the case stays pending," Coughlin said in the announcement. "I note just that the SafeSport notice of charge itself expressed that a claim not the slightest bit comprises a finding by SafeSport or that there is any legitimacy to the claim."
Coughlin, 33, of Kansas City, won his titles in 2011 and 2012. He won with his accomplice Caitlin Yankowskas in 2011 and afterward with Caydee Denney in 2012. He additionally instructed and was an analyst for skating rivalries.
U.S. Figure Skating discharged an announcement on Twitter with respect to Coughlin's death."We are shocked at the news of the demise of two-time U.S. sets champion John Coughlin. Our ardent and most profound feelings are with his dad Mike, sister Angela and whatever is left of his family. Out of regard to the family, we will have no further remark until a later time," U.S. Figure Skating tweeted.
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