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Former British Olympic athletics coach Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl has been charged with child sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.<\/b><\/p>\n
Leiva-Modahl, 65 – the husband of former Olympic middle-distance runner Diane Modahl – will appear in court on Tuesday to face 19 separate charges including sexual assault of a child, rape and controlling and coercive behaviour.<\/p>\n
All charges relate to the same woman between 2012 and 2024, the CPS said.<\/p>\n
It follows an investigation by Greater Manchester Police into Norwegian national Leiva-Modahl, who is also known as Vicente Modahl.<\/p>\n
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Vicente Leiva-Modahl for a number of serious sex offences, including offences relating to child sexual abuse,” deputy chief crown prosecutor James Bolton-Smith said.<\/p>\n
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n
“We have worked closely with Greater Manchester Police as they carried out their investigation.”<\/p>\n
Leiva-Modahl will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n