Israeli Gymnastics Coach Charged With Sexual Offenses Against Two Minors
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
State prosecutors indicted gymnastics coach Yevgeny Yordanov in Tel Aviv for multiple sexual offenses against two girls he coached, both under 16 at the time. The alleged crimes occurred between 2016 and 2020 in Israel and abroad. Charges include rape, indecent acts, privacy violations, and extortion by threats.
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- Yevgeny Yordanov was indicted in Tel Aviv for sexual offenses against two minor gymnasts.
- Prosecutors say the abuse occurred from 2016 to 2020 in Israel and abroad.
- One complainant, A.A., is alleged to have been raped and threatened into silence.
- He is also charged with indecent acts, attempted indecent act, privacy invasion, and extortion.
- The alleged victims were under 16 and under his responsibility as their coach.
State prosecutors have filed an indictment in the Tel Aviv District Court against Yevgeny Yordanov, 51, of Kiryat Ono, who coached in Israel's artistic gymnastics national team. He is accused of multiple sexual offenses committed while he was responsible for two girls he coached, both under 16 at the time.
According to the indictment, the alleged offenses took place repeatedly between 2016 and 2020, both in Israel and abroad. Prosecutors say Yordanov used his position to rape one complainant, identified as A.A., and to violate her privacy and extort her by threats not to reveal what he had done.
The indictment also says he committed indecent acts against both complainants, including touching intimate parts of their bodies without their consent. He is charged with multiple counts of rape, indecent acts, attempted indecent act under aggravated circumstances, invasion of privacy, and extortion by threats.
The case now moves to criminal proceedings in the Tel Aviv District Court.
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