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19 August 2026

'Missing' athletics coach jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting minor

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'Missing' athletics coach jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting minor

English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.

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