I thought he was determined to be guilty, and thus lifetime ban. He was appealing, but the judgement was already made.
Are people not aware of the behaviours of child predators? One thing predators live for is “hiding in plain sight”. Building trust with family, friends, etc. Of course no one thinks their trainer, or mentor could ever do such things. Look up the story of Jeff Doucett. Predators also know how to choose victims, many are adapt at picking out the naive and vulnerable, maybe with unsupportive emotionally parents, absentee parents, etc. Just because someone didn’t abuse you, doesn’t mean they weren’t abusing others.
Also, those with sexually deviant behaviours are rarely changed, although their mindset can be changed with years and years of intense dedicated, therapy, they have to want to change and be in on the process. These predators at shows creeping their hands where they don’t belong are not men who are looking to stop their behaviour.
As far as safe sport goes, the investigation I am aware of, they contacted all parties involved, including the police, and did many interviews before suspending the person. It is still ongoing. The suspension was put into place because the behaviours were escalating.
