By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:56 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 16:00 BST, 21 May 2019
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A figure skater who partnered with the late John Coughlin has claimed publicly that she was one of the women he allegedly sexually abused, five months after he killed himself amid an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Writing in a Facebook post on Sunday, skater Bridget Namiotka, 29, said that she was among 10 girls Coughlin 'abused'.
She said: 'I'm sorry but John hurt at least 10 people including me. He sexually abused me for 2 years.
'Nobody innocent hang themself.'
Bridget Namiotka, 29, has claimed that she was 'sexually abused' by John Coughlin for two years as a teen. They were junior pairs partners from 2004 to 2007 and are shown together, right, in 2006
Bridget Namiotka, 29, said that she was among 10 girls Coughlin 'abused' in a series of Facebook posts on
