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Gymnastics coach gets 90 years for hidden camera at Mississippi gym

Sean Gardner was sentenced in federal court for placing a hidden camera to record young gymnasts undressing, after an FBI investigation led to his arrest.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on BBN Crime Watch
Published 9:56 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “FBI arrest leads to maximum 90-year sentence for gymnastics coach who recorded minors at Mississippi gym”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:56 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Mississippi, FBI.
BBN covered this story before: Patel not in Russia, Netflix layoffs, Vinicius suspended (October 14).

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Fox NewsFBI arrest leads to maximum 90-year sentence for gymnastics coach who recorded minors at Mississippi gym

What BBN said about it

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterNow to a Mississippi gym, where a hidden camera was allegedly placed to record young gymnasts changing, and tonight the man behind it has been sentenced.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSean Gardner, a gymnastics coach, received the maximum sentence of ninety years in prison after an FBI arrest, according to Fox News.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterNinety years. That is the maximum, and the court used all of it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a case about a place parents trusted, and about the adult in charge of it.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe FBI found the camera, the court weighed the evidence, and a federal judge ended the question in one sentence. A long one.

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