Maine native discusses alleged sexual abuse by US Biathlon coach [Video]

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has placed coach Gary Colliander on administrative leave after a Maine native accused him of sexual assault.Grace Boutot Cam-Phung, who grew up in Fort Kent, is sharing her story of her alleged sexual abuse by her biathlon coach, Gary Colliander. She says he started grooming her when she was 15.”He was very nice to me. He was a very charismatic individual. Everyone trusted him. My parents trusted him,” Boutot Cam-Phung said.Shortly after her 18th birthday, it became more than that.”Essentially, just came onto me and started kissing me and talking to me and saying things like, ‘I’m telling you things I’ve never told anyone else in my life; you’re so special to me,” Boutot Cam-Phung said, recalling the events.Boutot Cam-Phung said that kind of abuse continued for about a year, during trainings and at competitions.”This person who I trusted really wronged me, and that’s …