Jean-Luc Cairon (14 February 1962 – 26 February 2022) was a French-American gymnast, coach and convicted felon.

Career

Cairon was born in

Forbach Forbach ( , , ; gsw, Fuerboch) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est. It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it const ...

, France. He competed in eight events at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. Cairon was a co-owner and coach at now-defunct Krafft Academy in

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

. He coached for over three years at South Country Gymnastics in

Jenks, Oklahoma Jenks is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, and a suburb of Tulsa, in the northeastern part of the state. It is situated between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. Jenks is one of the fastest-growing cities in Oklahoma. The city's ...

, and was an assistant women's gymnastics coach at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

. In 2021, an athlete alleged Cairon had groomed her and touched her inappropriately, resulting in a report to the

United States Center for SafeSport The United States Center for SafeSport is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2017 under the auspices of the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017. SafeSport is tasked with ad ...

. Cairon was arrested, released on bail, showed intent to flee the court's jurisdiction, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison upon a guilty plea.

Death

Cairon died in prison while serving out his sentence, on 26 February 2022, at the age of 60.

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