How did George Gibney get into the US and can he be extradited?

3,856 views · Published 25 January 2018 · 23:02 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Off The Ball · 2018 · Sports

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"It's a little-understood story of global predation and lack of accountability and oversight of our youth sports programmes."

Gibney was accused of 27 counts of indecent assault and unlawful carnal knowledge though he escaped conviction following a Supreme Court ruling in 1993.

20 years after the Murphy Inquiry into abuse in Irish swimming the story of George Gibney continues to pose questions.

US-based investigative journalist Irvin Muchnick has been following this story and leading a charge to have fresh details regarding his entry to the country released.

He explained the current legal situation.

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