The French Tennis Federation has taken note of the conviction on appeal to eighteen years of criminal imprisonment pronounced by the Assize Court of Yvelines against Andrew Geddes for the rape of several of his former students, all minors at the material time.
The Yvelines Assize Court on Wednesday sentenced a former tennis coach, Andrew Geddes, to eighteen years of criminal imprisonment for the rape of several of his former students, all minors at the material time.
At the end of this second trial marked by difficult testimonies, Mr. Geddes, who had been sentenced to the same sentence at first instance, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting four young girls aged 12 to 17 at the start. years 2000 and between 2009 and 2014. At the material time, Andrew Geddes, 53 years old today, was a renowned coach of the Sarcelles club, the best of Val-d'Oise, then at the Levallois Sporting Club (LSC ).
“I salute with admiration the incredible courage and resilience of these young women who by their determination obtained justice and thanks to this verdict, allow us to send a strong signal in the fight against this terrible scourge.
Fear has changed sides.
The commitment of the FFT against sexual violence goes, in addition to training, through civil party constitutions in order to defend the actors and values of our sport ”, testifies Bernard Giudicelli, president of the FFT, in a press release.
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