Family let down by British Gymnastics and York club – report

A family was treated “terribly” by a gymnastics club after reporting alleged sexual abuse, an investigation found.

The parents of Kirsty, not her real name, alleged that she had been abused by a former coach when she was 10. The family were then excluded from the York club for a year, a report said.

British Gymnastics “could and should have done more” to support the family, the independent inquiry concluded.

Stan Wild denies the allegations and has never been charged with an offence.

York City Gymnastics Foundation did not reply to the BBC’s requests for a response.

A British Gymnastics statement said it “can’t change what has happened in the past, but we can learn from it”.

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