French roller-skating coach given 13 yrs jail for sexual abuse
Arnaud Mercier, France's former national artistic roller-skating coach, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault and rape of a minor. The 42-year-old, who has been denying the charges since 2011, admitted he had sexually assaulted teenage girls but denied rape. One athlete reported that Mercier had raped her for two years.