24/07/2025
🇮🇪 🇺🇸 George Gibney: The Irish swim coach extradited from the US to Ireland facing 79 historical s*xual abuse allegations.
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George Gibney was a prominent Irish Olympic swimming coach during the 1980s and early 1990s, known for coaching at the Trojan Swimming Club in Dublin and serving as a national coach. He gained notoriety after being accused of s*xually abusing young swimmers over decades. In 1993, he faced 27 charges of indecency and carnal knowledge, but a 1994 Supreme Court ruling halted the prosecution due to the time elapsed since the alleged offenses. Gibney fled Ireland, first to Scotland and then to the United States, where he lived for over 30 years, primarily in Florida. A 2020 BBC podcast, *Where Is George Gibney?*, reignited interest in the case, prompting new allegations and a Garda investigation. In July 2025, Gibney was arrested in Florida and consented to extradition to Ireland to face 79 charges, including 78 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted r**e, related to alleged abuse of four girls between 1971 and 1981.