The dismissal of the former Olympic athlete Federico Molinari after the complaint for having lured a student from his gym

Twenty-four hours later, the solicitation complaint against the former Olympian came to light Federico Molinari, the gymnast himself came out to clarify his situation. It was through a statement that Clarín had access to and in which he clarified that he had placed himself at the disposal of justice since he became aware of the situation and that he had not yet been summoned by the San Isidro prosecutor’s office.

Molinari, an Olympic finalist in the rings at the 2012 London Games, was reported to the San Isidro Judicial Department by a minor student at one of his schools. According to what was learned on Tuesday, the complaint was filed on March 13 by both the former athlete and his wife Paula Cancio They were separated from their positions in the Buenos Aires Gymnastics Federation.

The first thing Molinari underlined is that the solicitation complaint has nothing to do with it “No kind of abuse or physical contact with the minor, but refers to apparently inappropriate messages”. “In any event, I categorically deny having sent any message of sexual content or meaning. I have always had a cordial relationship with the student and the contacts I have maintained with her have been aimed at accompanying and relieving her in the difficult moments she has had. Unfortunately, reality has been misrepresented”he has declared.

The complainant claimed that her daughter’s “cure” began in 2020 through social networks, after traveling with her daughter from Mendoza to Buenos Aires with the aim of improving her performance in the sport she is passionate about. And you had Cancio as a coach.

The mother reported that there were messages on Instagram, first soft and then already with insinuations. And that even once the former gymnast would have greeted all the girls with her fist and her daughter would have taken her by the waist and greeted with a kiss on the cheek.

According to Molinari, the complainant’s account “is full of inaccuracies and confusion and differs to a large extent from an administrative complaint she had previously filed with the Buenos Aires Gymnastics Federation.”

In this sense, the former Olympic athlete has clarified that he has decided to “temporarily step away” from that position, as had been leaked.

Justice carries out an investigation and has sent letters to Instagram to verify the messages sent. Molinari was not named, but it has emerged that he and his wife have been removed from the Buenos Aires Gymnastics Federation.

“Justice, in which I trust blindly, is analyzing the messages and I have no doubt that it will conclude that I have not committed any crime”Molinari’s declaration completed.

Federico Molinari’s complete statement