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FORMER U.S. GYMNASTICS COACH COMMITS SUICIDE HOURS AFTER SEX CRIMES CHARGES ANNOUNCED
February 25, 2021
NBC
EATON COUNTY, Mich. / NBC News — Officers found the body of a former United States gymnastics coach, who has ties to disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, hours after he was criminally charged in Michigan.
The coach, John Geddert, committed suicide and was found in Grand Ledge, Michigan, according to Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The lawyer who represented Geddert could not be immediately reached for comment.
Geddert had agreed to surrender at a sheriff’s office on Thursday before a 2:15 p.m. arraignment but he never showed