Richard Callaghan, a once-celebrated figure skating coach, has agreed to refrain from coaching minors as part of a legal settlement with one of the former students who has accused him of abuse.
Craig Maurizi, a skater-turned-coach, has repeatedly alleged that Callaghan sexually abused him on numerous occasions when he was a young skater in the 1970s and 1980s. He filed a lawsuit against Callaghan in 2020, the latest chapter in a decades-long effort to keep Callaghan off the ice.
The full terms of the settlement -- which also included the Buffalo Skating Club, one of the oldest skating institutions in the United States -- are confidential. But ABC News and ESPN obtained an affidavit signed by Callaghan in October, in which he consents (without admitting liability) to a provision designed to limit his contact with young skaters in the future.
"In conjunction with the settlement," the affidavit reads, "I agree that I will not coach any skaters under the age of eighteen (18) years old ever again."
Callaghan, 76, has filed for bankruptcy, and his future plans remain unknown. No financial terms of the settlement were made public or included in the affidavit obtained by ABC News and ESPN. Keith Bond, the Buffalo-based attorney who represented Callaghan, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
And it is unclear who might be responsible for ensuring Callaghan abides by the terms of the settlement or what repercussions he might face if he fails to do so. Spokespersons for...
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