Mississippiโข Arrest Adds to Charges for Former Iowa Gymnastics Coach
POPLARVILLE, Mississippi – Sean โขgardner, a โคformer gymnastics coach in West Des Moines, Iowa, is now facing federal child pornographyโ charges in Mississippi, adding to existing federal โcharges in Iowa. Gardner โฃis currently held in a Poplarville, Mississippi, county jail, having previously been detained at theโค Polk County Jail โin Iowa.
Gardner wasโ initiallyโข arrestedโ last month by the โFBI, prompting anโ investigation thatโข has expanded to include several other gymnastics facilities โคwhere heโค previously worked.The owner โof Chow’s Gymnastics, where Gardner was employed โขbeginning in 2018,โ stated they were unaware of โฃthe allegations until his โคinitial arrest. โข
Federal court records detail the new charges โฃfiled in Mississippi. The ongoing investigationsโข aim to determine the full scopeโฃ of โคtheโ alleged offenses and potential victims.
KCCI will โcontinue to provide updates โฃas the case develops.
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