Former Swim Club Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse
Vienna's Rick Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, faces up to 15 years in prison — a decision that comes just a month after a former Madison High School swim coach struck a deal in a similar case.
Former swim coach and Vienna resident Rick Curl pleaded guilty to one count of child sex abuse Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, NBC 4 reports. Charges were brought against Curl in November after a former swim student's allegations of abuse were reported by the Washington Post. The student claimed Curl abused her for five years in the 1980s. Curl agreed to plead guilty at a hearing earlier this month. According to NBC, Curl coached Olympian Tom Dolan. Curl faces up to 15 years in prison. As a result of his guilty plea, Curl will be required to register as a sex offender. NBC 4 states Curl's sentencing is scheduled for May. He has been released on a $50,000 bond. Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, was banned for life …
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Paris Jacobs
11:35 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
Just a minor correction- they were not "suspended" from USA Swimming they were "banned for life" from USA Swimming. more ›