Gene Heffron
Gene Heffron is a former competitive ice dancer. He represented the United States with partner Vicki Camper and they were part of the U.S. ice dancing demonstration team at the 1968 Olympics.[1] They won third place at the 1968 United States Figure Skating Championships.
On March 28, 2018, Heffron's membership with U.S. Figure Skating was suspended pending an investigation by the Center for SafeSport.[2] Heffron was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving minor students under the age of seventeen on May 25, 2018.[3] Seven additional counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse were added on July 11, 2018.[4] Heffron pled not guilty to four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse on a child between the ages of 13-16 and six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse on a child between the ages of 13-18. As of October 5, 2019, the criminal case is ongoing.
On October 11, 2018, Heffron was banned from membership with U.S. Figure Skating and any sport under the auspices of the U.S. Olympic Committee.[5]
References
- ^ "Rockford's Gene Heffron a pioneer in Olympic ice dancing". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Rockford ice skating coach, former Olympian charged with sexual abuse". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Rockford ice skating coach, former Olympian charged with sexual abuse". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Winnebago County 17th Judicial Circuit Court". Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating GRIEVANCES". Retrieved 30 May 2019.