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Swimmer accuses Olympic coach of sex abuse

Authorities seize Seattle man’s electronic devices

By PHUONG LE, Associated Press
Published: February 8, 2018, 6:02pm

SEATTLE — A U.S. Olympic champion swimmer has accused a team coach of sexually abusing her starting when she was 16, the latest misconduct allegations against those charged with caring for young athletes.

Ariana Kukors, now 28, also told authorities that Sean Hutchison took thousands of sexually explicit photographs of her, according to a search warrant document filed by a federal agent.

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