A Las Vegas gymnastics coach was arrested after police say he inappropriately touched multiple children at a local gym, including allegedly squeezing kids’ buttocks. The case, first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is a blunt reminder that “trusted adult + closed training environment” is exactly why youth sports programs need airtight reporting and supervision policies.
- Who: A Las Vegas gymnastics coach (name and age reported by the Review-Journal)
- What: Arrested after allegations of inappropriate touching, including squeezing children’s buttocks, police said
- Where: Las Vegas, at a gymnastics facility (per the Review-Journal)
- When: Arrest announced in a report published June 2025 by the Review-Journal
- Status: The coach was taken into custody; the allegations are under investigation, according to police statements cited by the Review-Journal
- Victims: Minor athletes (no names released; LocalSportsPage does not identify minors)
According to the Review-Journal, police documents and statements describe accusations that the coach touched children inappropriately during gym activities. The report says the alleged conduct included squeezing athletes’ buttocks—an allegation that immediately pushes this from “weird coaching behavior” into “call the police” territory.
For parents, coaches, and gym owners, the uncomfortable reality is that gymnastics is a sport built on close contact and hands-on instruction—spotting, corrections, and safety saves are part of the job. That’s also why clear boundaries matter: written policies on appropriate physical contact, required visibility (open-door rules, no one-on-one in private spaces), and an easy, documented path for athletes and parents to report concerns without feeling like they’re “making drama.”
The Review-Journal report lands at a time when youth sports facilities are already under pressure to tighten athlete-safety procedures—especially in individual sports where training can happen away from the main floor. Programs that participate in national governing bodies often have SafeSport-style training and reporting expectations; local gyms and rec programs that don’t should still be reviewing supervision plans and incident-response steps.
If your kid trains at a gym, this is the moment to ask the boring-but-important questions: What’s the policy for spotting? Are private lessons monitored? Who’s the designated person to receive complaints, and what happens next?
Source: Review-Journal