Former Olympic Swimming Coach George Gibney ko bachchon ke sexual abuse ke charges ko face karne ke liye Ireland extradite karne ke request ke saath USA me arrest kiya gaya hai.
Tuesday ko US Marshals dwara kiya gaya arrest Irish national force, Garda ke extradition request ke saath aai. Sexual abuse ke case me specialization rakhne wala iska Protective Service Bureau, decades pahle swimming coach ke roop me Gibney ke conduct ke baare me new allegations ko investigate kar raha hai. Reports batati hai ki uss par historical child sex abuse se related 50 se jada charges hain. Gibney ko Florida me arrest kiya gaya, jahan wo kai saalon se rah raha hai.
Gibney ne 1980 aur 1990 ke decades me Dublin me Trojan Swim Club me coaching ki. 1993 me Dun Laoghaire District Court me unn par swimmers ke against indecency ke 27 maamlon me criminal charges lagaye gaye. Prosecution ko judicial review ke dwara rok diya gaya tha ki kya allegations ke baad se time ki length ne Gibney ko proper defense allow kiya tha. Challenge Irish Supreme Court tak pahochi, jis dauran Gibney Ireland se bhaag gaya, pahle Scotland aur phir USA me raha.
1997 me second investigation ke baad Garda charges lagane me unsuccessful raha. Prosecution ke khatre ke tahat Gibney 30 se jada saalon se abroad ja raha hai.
2020 me BBC dwara ak documentary jiska title hai, “George Gibney kahan hai?” 1990 ke decade ki shuruaat me case ko investigate karta hai aur saath hi new allegations ko bhi investigate karta hai, jinme se kuchh kathit taur par tab huye jab Gibney US me coaching kar rahe the. Iske karan Garda ne ak nayi investigation start ki. Iske kaam ko 2023 me Director of Public Prosecutions ko bheja gaya, jisne 50 se jada charges file karne ki sifarish ki.
Gibney ko US me hearing face karna padega, jiske baad extradition request par faisla sunaya jayega.
