Instead he lawyered-up:
… “We will fight the criminal charges vigorously,” said Michael J. Smith, Hamm’s attorney. …
That’s the way Paul Hamm rolls.
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Paul Vernon in USA Today:
Paul Hamm … is looking for a new place to train after he was fired as an assistant gymnastics coach by Ohio State.
The termination is effective immediately, athletics director Gene Smith said in a statement Friday. Hamm had been an assistant gymnastics coach at Ohio State since June.
“We have high standards for our coaching staff and unfortunately Mr. Hamm failed to meet those standards,” Smith said. ..
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