Gymnastics coach gets 90 years; OpenAI engineer arrested

Gardner was sentenced for hiding a camera to record young gymnasts undressing, while a separate case involves an OpenAI engineer with more than a year at the company; two cases, one gadget.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 10:02 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “FBI arrest leads to maximum 90-year sentence for gymnastics coach who recorded minors at Mississippi gym”, with reporting from BBC.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:02 AM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Mississippi, Saudi, FBI, OpenAI.
BBN covered this story before: Shelter puppy Canyon becomes a search-and-rescue hero (October 15).

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Mississippi gymnastics coach, Sean Gardner, has been sentenced to ninety years in prison, the maximum, for hiding a camera to record young gymnasts undressing at his gym.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn FBI arrest led to the case.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterNinety years, the maximum, and the courtroom was SILENT! You could hear a pen drop, and somebody did drop one, a blue one!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA blue pen.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterMeanwhile, another hidden recorder case!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAbdulrahman Alfozan, an OpenAI engineer for more than a year, was arrested by the FBI, and the headline says TOILET PAPER, Hank!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe BBC reports the arrest and the secret recorders. What we know so far is thin, and he has not been convicted of anything.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThin, but the toilet paper is thick, and I have checked every roll in this building twice. Allegedly clean!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlease check them a third time.