North Texas figure skating coach arrested, accused of sexually abusing athletes

A 47-year-old Allen figure skating coach was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with sexual assault and indecency with a child, police said in a statement.

The investigation against the coach, identified by police as Benjamin Shroats, began on Feb. 15 after a report was made that Shroats had engaged in inappropriate relationships with two athletes he coached, according to the statement.

One of the relationships began when the athlete was a minor, police said.

Shroats was once listed as the coach of Plano-based Olympic champion Amber Glenn, according to CBS Texas. Glenn earned the gold medal in team figure skating events at this year’s Winter Olympics in Italy.

He is being held in the Collin County Detention Center on a $200,000 bond, police said.