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Gymnastics coach gets 90 years in girls bathroom recordings case

Sean Gardner, 39, pleaded guilty to putting a hidden camera in a bathroom at a Purvis, Mississippi, gymnastics studio before the judge imposed the maximum.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Brock Thunderson on The Pile-On
Published 8:36 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by CBS News: “Gymnastics coach gets 90 years in girls bathroom recordings case”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:36 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Brock Thunderson.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA judge in Mississippi gave Sean Gardner, a thirty-nine-year-old gymnastics coach, the maximum sentence of ninety years.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a girls bathroom at a studio in Purvis.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is the legal limit, and the judge used all of it. This is a grim one, so we will keep it short and plain.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNinety years is the right number, and nobody on this panel should argue with it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe only thing I will argue about is how long it took anyone to notice.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistStudios, gyms and schools should check every room where kids change, and parents should be allowed to ask.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThat is a forecast I will stand behind in any weather.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAgreed. The system worked here, and the court did what it could.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAgreed. No hot takes tonight, Hank. Some stories do not need a thermometer.

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