Olympic Coach Found Guilty of Molesting Aspiring 13-YO Athlete
On June - 3 - 2012
A top canoe coach who represented Great Britain in three Olympics was found guilty today of sexually abusing one of his promising young pupils. Peter Lawler, 71, faces a jail sentence for indecently assaulting the girl over a two-year period when she was just 13. His conviction represents a shocking fall from grace for the one-time sporting star, who reached the semi-finals in 1,000-metre Kayak events at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, again in Mexico City in 1968 and just missed out in the same event at 1972 Munich Games. READ MORE HERE
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