Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney jailed for 15 years
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- The Guardian Worldseen 14 Oct, 03:27headline rewritten
Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentencedFormer Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney jailed for 15 years
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Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World09:38first to reportedited after publishing
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Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentencedGibney, 78, has faced justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite him More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney has faced justice. The 78-year-old was sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing four young female athletes in the 1970s and 1980s....
Mon, 12 October 2026
2 reports- the42.ie12:23
The 78-year-old was convicted of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape in July following a two-week trial.
- Le Figaro (France)14:29
George Gibney, ancien entraîneur de natation de l’équipe d’Irlande, a été reconnu coupable de 39 chefs d’agressions sexuelles et d’une tentative de viol commis entre 1971 et 1981.
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- irishmirror.ie04:00
Chief Executive Rachel Morrogh says sentence sends an ‘unambiguous message’ to survivors after half a century of waiting for justice.