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In a first-person account published by USA Today on Thursday, former US Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner alleges fellow skater John Coughlin sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years old in 2008. Coughlin was 22. Coughlin was found dead by suicide in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 18, 2019. He was suspended from US Figure Skating the day prior due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Wagner, a 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics bronze medalist, said the incident occurred at a party during a figure skating camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2008. When the party was ending, Wagner said she was unable to find a ride back to her hotel and was offered a bed to stay the night. "It was the middle