U.S. Figure Skating Pays $1.45 Million Settlement in Coach Sex Abuse Case

A person stands before two judges in a courtroom. Text overlay states a $1.45 million settlement in a U.S. Figure Skating coach sex abuse case.

A $1.45 million settlement has been reached in a sexual abuse civil lawsuit filed by a former member of the U.S. National Figure Skating Team. In the 2019 complaint, filed in San Diego Superior Court, skater Adam Schmidt, 36, alleges that he was sexually abused at age 14 by coach Richard Callaghan. The sexual abuse by the coach allegedly […]