Bob Birarda

• ‘The reality behind the Olympic medals’: Ex-Whitecaps push for national inquiry

  "We're so under-protected, underfunded, underrepresented, and yet the sport system does not happen without our participation," athlete and whistleblower Ciara McCormack said.

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  Apr 25, 2023
  
• Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Bob Birarda gets two years in jail for sex offences

  Birarda, 55, received a two-year sentence, with 16 months to be served in custody and eight months to be served in the community, followed by three years' probation.

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  Nov 2, 2022
  
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• ‘I am so sorry’: former Vancouver Whitecaps coach apologizes for sex offences

  “I cannot find the words to adequately express the depth of my regret, sorrow, shame and self-loathing I have felt,” Bob Birarda told the court on Friday.

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  Sep 2, 2022
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• Canada Soccer ‘mishandled’ sexual harassment allegations against coach Bob Birarda: review

  Birarda, who doubled as a women's Vancouver Whitecaps coach, is awaiting sentencing after admitting to sexual assault and sexual touching while in a position of authority.

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  Jul 28, 2022
• Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Bob Birarda’s pre-sentencing hearing begins

  Birarda pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose in February.

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  Jun 8, 2022
• Former Whitecaps, Canada Soccer youth coach Bob Birarda pleads guilty to sex charges

  Bob Birarda entered guilty pleas to three counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual touching during a video appearance at B.C. Provincial Court on Tuesday.

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  Feb 8, 2022
• Former Vancouver Whitecaps women’s coach charged with sexual offences

  Charges against Robert Steven Birarda include six counts of sexual exploitation, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of child luring.

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  Dec 10, 2020