DOJ Seeks to Strip Citizenship From Gymnastics Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse

DOJ Seeks to Strip Citizenship From Gymnastics Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse
Jose Vilchis Will County Sheriff
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The Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Olympian and gymnastics coach who has been charged with the sexual abuse of at least three minor female athletes.

José Vilchis, 68, has been accused of lying on his immigration application when he concealed that he had allegedly sexually assaulted minor victims in the 1980s and 1990s.