Crime & Safety
Olympian Accuses Seattle Swimming Coach Of Abuse
Federal investigators recently searched the coach's Seattle home.
SEATTLE, WA - Swimmer Ariana Kukors, who represented the U.S. in the 2012 Olympic games, has said that her former coach, Sean Hutchinson, sexually exploited her, according to a report in the Seattle P-I. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched Hutchinson's apartment Tuesday. Hutchinson allegedly took nude photos of Kurkos as a teen.
Kukors, now 28, said she has come forward with her story because she is afraid that Hutchinson is still abusing children. She retired from competitive swimming in 2013.
"I never thought I would share my story because, in so many ways, just surviving was enough,” Kukors told the P-I.
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Hutchinson has not yet been charged in the case and the investigation is ongoing. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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