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Skating: Investigation reopened on Morgan Cirès for sexual harassment

2020-07-02T19:08:52.080Z


Accused by a minor then aged 13, the French skater saw the investigation resume "due to new or additional information". 


The sheriff of Pasco County in Florida has reopened the investigation into the alleged case of sexual harassment of a minor by Frenchman Morgan Cipré, European champion in couple skating, reports USA Today on Tuesday. "I can confirm that the case has been reopened due to new or additional information," said Sheriff spokeswoman Amanda Hunter, adding, "The matter is continuing and the investigation is under way." Also interviewed by the daily, Andrea Lewis, a lawyer for the skater and her family, said the teenager "fully cooperated in the investigation."

Pressure on the girl?

Morgan Cirès is suspected of having sent two photos of his sex on December 5, 2017 to this 13-year-old girl who was skating in the same place as him in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The independent American organization SafeSport, which combats sexual abuse in the world of sport, first opened an investigation targeting the Frenchman last December. The girl's family then told USA Today that she had also been pressured by Cipré coaches, John Zimmerman and Silvia Fontana, so that she did not alert the authorities.

"I can't talk to you about anything about this. I have nothing to say about these allegations, "said Morgan Cipré to the American media, who said on Tuesday that he saw" the messages from what appears to be the skater's official Instagram account ". Cirès (29 years old) has been skating with Vanessa James since 2010. They obtained bronze as a couple at the 2018 world championships and had chosen to ignore the 2019-2020 season to extend their careers until 2022, the year of next Winter Olympics and World Championships to be organized in France, in Montpellier (south).

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