sport news Louise Hazel claims Toni Minichiello's behaviour 'worsened' during success at ... trends now Toni Minichiello's former athlete Jessica Ennis admits sexual misconduct allegations are 'upsetting and shocking'... as ex-Olympian Louise Hazel claims his behaviour 'worsened' during success at London 2012 Ex-athletics coach Toni Minichiello has been charged with sexual misconduct Former Olympian Louise Hazel claims his behaviour got worse after 2012 Games His ex-athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill has admitted the allegations have shocked her Minichiello denies the changes and says UK Athletics have been 'unfair' to him By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail Published: 22:50 BST, 9 August 2022 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 9 August 2022 Viewcomments Toni Minichiello's former athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill has broken her silence on his sexual misconduct allegations - admitting she is 'shocked and upset'. Minichiello is facing sexual misconduct charges over alleged incidents across 15 years, including 'dry-humping' athletes, and has been handed a life ban by UK Athletics. He denies the charges. Ennis-Hill posted on Instagram on Tuesday night, saying: 'It is shocking and upsetting. Toni Minichiello has been charged with sexual misconduct over alleged incidents across 15 years, with UK Athletics banning him for life. His former athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill said the allegations were 'shocking and upsetting' Former Olympian Louise Hazel has claimed his behaviour 'worsened' during London 2012 The allegations are awful and although I was never on the receiving end of any sexual physical behaviour, any such inappropriate behaviour or language has no place in any coaching or work environment. 'Everyone should feel safe from any form of physical or mental abuse.' Meanwhile, Olympic heptathlete Hazel - who was coached by Minichiello - claimed the coach's behaviour worsened as his success with Ennis-Hill grew. The 36-year-old told ITV: 'The things that I complained about were back in 2007, and they went unhandled. As Toni grew in popularity and success, obviously his affiliation with coaching Jessica, his abuse of power got worse. 'This judgment sends the message to coaches that this will no longer be the way we operate. We won't allow our power to be taken away any longer.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility