REDMOND — A former member of the USA Climbing team has been arrested on investigation of three counts of third-degree child rape, officials said.
Alexander Fritz, 28, of Seattle was booked into Snohomish County Jail last week where he remains on $500,000 bail, Redmond police said Tuesday in a statement.
Fritz worked with climbing athletes as a coach and route-setter at the Vertical World climbing gym in Redmond, police said.
On Feb. 2, an investigator with the U.S. Center for SafeSport — a federally mandated investigative body for regulated sports — contacted Redmond police about the sexual misconduct allegations involving young athletes, police said. The SafeSport investigator sent documents and interviews from her investigations, police said.