Former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney, 77, has been jailed for indecently assaulting four girls and the attempted rape of one of them. The sentencing follows decades-long efforts to track and extradite him from the United States for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s.
Sky News – World Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite him More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice. The 77-year-old will be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing fou…
Sky News – World Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite him More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice. The 77-year-old will be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing fou…
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following a mass migrant influx in July. Authorities cleared makeshift camps from beaches ahead of the visit. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta.
NYTimes – World Pope Leo XIV has arrived at a Rome hospital for surgery to remove a nodule from his lung. The Vatican said the 71-year-old pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering. He has a scheduled tour to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6.
NYTimes – World A fire destroyed or gutted the historic Marché des Enfants-Rouges in Paris's Marais district overnight on Monday. The covered food market, which dates to 1615 and is the oldest in the French capital, was a listed building and popular with locals, chefs and tourists. No casualties were reported, but traders lost their stalls and goods. The cause is unknown and an investigation is under way; the market may remain closed for months.
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