Dec 13, 2024 · Grace Boutot, who is from Fort Kent, told the AP that after Gary Colliander began coaching her when she was 15, he gave her a lot of attention, including long hugs and inappropriate touching.

Apr 2, 2025 · Colliander was accused of sexually abusing Grace Boutot, a biathlete he coached at the Maine Winter Sports Center over four years beginning in 2006 when she was 15.

Grace Boutot, a 2009 Youth World Championship silver medalist, said her reports to Cobb and other officials about abuse committed by two coaches, beginning when she was 15, also went unheeded, eventually leading to a suicide attempt.

Dec 16, 2024 · Grace Boutot told the AP that after Colliander began coaching her when she was 15, he gave her a lot of attention, including long hugs and inappropriate touching. The conduct escalated after she turned 18 to "kissing, sexual fondling and oral sex," according to a treatment summary by therapist Jacqueline Pauli-Ritz, shared with the AP.

Dec 13, 2024 · Grace Boutot told the AP that after Colliander began coaching her when she was 15, he gave her a lot of attention, including long hugs and inappropriate touching. The conduct escalated after she...

However, that biathlete, Grace Boutot, who also attended the virtual meeting, said no one is prohibited from speaking about her case because she has not filed a SafeSport complaint about the abuse she suffered.

Dec 13, 2024 · Grace Boutot Cam-Phung, who grew up in Fort Kent, is sharing her story of her alleged sexual abuse by her biathlon coach, Gary Colliander. She says he started grooming her when she was 15.

Apr 2, 2025 · U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee fires coach, director over sexual abuse allegations of young biathlete Gary Colliander has been accused of sexually abusing Grace Boutot to the point that she ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Grace Boutot, a 2009 Youth World Championship silver medalist, said her reports to Cobb and other officials about abuse committed by two coaches, beginning when she was 15, also went unheeded, eventually leading to a suicide attempt.

Dec 11, 2024 · A half-dozen former female Olympians and other biathletes, including Fort Kent native Grace Boutot, have claimed that sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others holding positions of power...