Keeping Track of Criminal Cases & SafeSport Suspensions in Skating

[Sylvia]

Latest update in the Kerry case. The article is paywalled. Is someone able to post a link that is not paywalled?

Basically the family are no longer able to coach at Macquarie rink.

This is News Corp Australia Sports' Julian Linden's follow-up to his earlier "exclusive" with Monica MacDonald: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/julian-linden

Like last time, I was able to open and read the article one time by clicking in the link in this X post: https://x.com/cmail_sport/status/1793426075340698032

Key excerpts:

But while SafeSport has no jurisdiction outside its own borders and their findings are deemed ‘not yet final’, the fallout in Australia has been swift and exposed the deep cracks in the way the sport is run in this country.
While Kerry agreed to stand down from his full-time job coaching kids the moment the US report became public, the wealthy owner of the Macquarie Ice Rink, Dr Frank Gregg, has also suspended Kerry’s mother Monica MacDonald and her husband John Dunn.

Since then [Linden's earlier article], it’s understood MacDonald and her husband were both notified that they had been suspended, without pay, from their longtime jobs at Macquarie Ice Rink, where MacDonald was the skating director and Dunn worked as the rink manager.
Independent sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the reasons provided for the pair’s suspension was that they had failed to notify the rink owners about Kerry’s case and the media coverage had negatively impacted the venue’s reputation.
Macquarie Ice Rink refused to comment or respond to questions when contacted by this masthead.
Other coaches and parents of children who train at the rink, were later emailed notices, signed off by Gregg, saying that a new executive team had already been appointed.
Seen by this masthead, the letters say: “We understand changes of this nature can be concerning. Please rest assured that we are committed to a seamless transition and will provide all the required support to all our staff/coaches/stakeholders/customer base/patrons.”

Dunn was also stood down as a board member of Ice Skating Australia (ISA) after his wife had voluntarily stepped aside from her role on the ISA coaching committee and at the Australian Professional Skaters Association (APSA), where she was serving as president.
ISA president Wendy Meik refused to comment on the proceedings when asked by this masthead while APSA said they were not making any decisions because the process was still ongoing.
“Any issue brought to the Board will be investigated following our protocol,” APSA told this masthead.
“APSA’s complaint, investigation and disciplinary processes are confidential to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all parties involved to ensure all parties are afforded their right to privacy, natural justice and procedural fairness.”

 

[skatfan]

This is News Corp Australia Sports' Julian Linden's follow-up to his earlier "exclusive" with Monica MacDonald: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/julian-linden

Like last time, I was able to open and read the article one time by clicking in the link in this X post: https://x.com/cmail_sport/status/1793426075340698032

Key excerpts:

Yeah, if I were the owner I would be mad about the situation as well. The liability alone could be staggering. And no, I don’t believe that his parents didn’t know about the charges.