Carried out the investigation by the Brescia Public Prosecutor's Office into the alleged physical and psychological abuse of young rhythmic gymnastics athletes.

At the request of the prosecutor Alessio Bernardi, the investigating judge Francesca Grassani ordered the interdictory precautionary measure of the ban on coaching throughout the national territory for the Brescia coach Stefania Fogliata .

The men of the Mobile Squad of the Police Headquarters notified the provision to the 30-year-old coach, who works in a gym in Calcinato, in the Brescia area.

The investigation was born from the complaint last August of two athletes.

Fogliata is accused of ill-treatment aggravated by the young age of the offended persons, with conduct that allegedly went on from 2017 to today. Eight alleged victims.

In September of last year, the staff of the Mobile Squad of the Brescia Police Headquarters had collected the confidences of a mother regarding the alleged illegal conduct of the coach of an academy for rhythmic gymnastics athletes, affiliated with the "Italian Gymnastics Federation", with

headquarters in Calcinato in the province of Brescia.

The ill-treatment allegedly took place during training, against the daughters and other young gymnasts aged between 10 and 14 years.

(Unioneonline/lf)

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