2023-12-21 21:17:21
Seven months after the sentencing of Vincent Pateau, former technical director of the France gymnastics center in Marseille, to six months in prison for moral harassment against three minors, Pierre Ettel, another former coach of the France center in Marseille , now closed, was in turn sentenced this Thursday to four months in prison for the moral harassment of a young gymnast, whom he had trained mainly between 2012 and 2015.
Iness Ben Rhouma, now a student at Sciences Po after leaving the high level, joined the elite structure in 2012 at the age of 10.
During the hearing which took place in November, the former gymnast affirmed that she had psychological after-effects (with supporting medical expertise) from 3 years at the France center in Marseille. “You are haughty; move your ass; move your fat; shut up ; get out of there…”, were the words said to him by Pierre Ettel during daily training according to his statements.
The former coach had only recognized some of these words, speaking of a “gymnast with great potential, but who had difficulty managing. » “The verdict is satisfactory, Inès’ desire was really to free her speech,” declared Anne-Laure Rousset, the plaintiff’s lawyer, after the announcement of the conviction. These are complicated files legally and humanly, with this fear of being considered as a liar or as a gymnast who did not necessarily have the level, and who is embittered. This will be a good step forward in its reconstruction. »
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