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Attorney says victims allege years of sexual abuse by former North Texas figure skating coach
Two young women, represented by attorney Zeke Fortenberry, say they endured years of sexual abuse by their former North Texas figure skating coach, Benjamin Shroats, who now faces multiple felony charges.
Shroats, a longtime figure skating coach in Collin County, was arrested last week and is facing multiple felony charges for alleged inappropriate relationships, including one with an underage athlete.
Fortenberry represents two women under the age of 23 who say 47-year-old Shroats sexually abused them.
“Shroats was their lift coach,” he said. “Meaning he was a specialty coach that helped them do lifts, acrobatics, and jumps, so these girls spent countless hours with him every week, multiple times a week. For one of my clients, the abuse went on for 5-6 years. Beginning at age 16. For my other client, the abuse lasted for a year while she was 18-19 years old.”
Fortenberry says his first client went to the Allen Police Department on Feb. 15.
“Once she made her outcry, the second skater was made aware of that, and she also chose to make an outcry to her family and the Allen Police Department on the same day,” he said.
“These girls, their sole motivation is to bring him to justice, that he will be held accountable,” Fortenberry said. “There wasn’t a trigger or a moment in time. The one that came first, just really felt she needed to share this.”
Shroats was arrested on Feb. 17 and booked into the Collin County Detention Center on felony indecency with a child, involving sexual contact and felony sexual assault. He remains in custody on a $200,000 bond.
“Their first reaction was relief,” Fortenberry said. “They have been holding this in for so long. One of their biggest fears in coming forward was that no one would believe them, and so the swift work of the Allen Police Department to have a report on Feb. 15 and arrest on Feb. 17 is outstanding… and I think it’s a testament to both police the police department’s strong evidence against him.”
Shroats has not publicly commented on the allegations, but his attorney has released a statement which says in part, “Mr. Shroats unequivocally denies the allegations against him. As you are aware, criminal charges are accusations and not findings of guilt. The details of this case will be addressed in a courtroom, where evidence is evaluated under the law rather than in the court of public opinion.”
“That just cut them to the core because they know they’re telling the truth,” Fortenberry said. “They know what happened to them.”
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A man in Texas, suspicious about his newly acquired truck, decided to take a look inside. To his surprise, he found a GPS tracker that was monitoring his every move. As expected, people online reacted as they normally do: a collective meltdown.
The man in question is none other than David Allen, also known as ToTouchAnEmu. He is a very popular content creator who has over 9.8 million followers on TikTok alone.
And while he shares a wide variety of content, one of his latest videos addresses this apparent breach of privacy. He detailed how he was surprised and overwhelmed as he went through the terms and conditions after purchasing his new truck.
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His dealer had signed him up and paid for a one-year subscription to CarRx, a platform and mobile app that monitors vehicles’ data. David, however, was not too thrilled to find out exactly what that meant.
Tracking Everything
For starters, he showed that, under the terms and conditions, CarRx would sell all collected information to third parties. David was not too worried about that.
Instead, he showed all the data that the platform collects from vehicles. Understandably, he was shocked.
Monitored information includes the car’s VIN, mileage, oil and battery status, fuel, and charging history. The platform can also track a vehicle’s location, speed, crash detection alerts, braking events, and even camera image and sensor data.
Finding the Tracker
David, still astounded by the revelation, knew that something was fishy. He asked, “I start thinking, how do they know all that information about my car if they don’t have some sort of GPS tracker on it?”
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And to no one’s surprise, and thanks to a Google search, it turns out that there was, in fact, a tracker installed in David’s truck. And not willing to let it slide, the man got to work immediately.
The Texas man searched for the tracker near the OBD port. He noticed a Y-cable right below it and found the tracker connected to it. The tracker had an IMEI, meaning that it had a SIM card in it, so tracking is pretty much a guarantee.
Viewers React Accordingly
Of course, David’s video caused a multitude of reactions. Some took issue with how he labeled his SUV a truck, but most viewers were worried about their privacy.
“We need data privacy laws stat!” one said. Another one commented, “This isn’t new, unfortunately. I used to work for GM; they track everything. In real time.”
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The latter comment seemed to echo the majority of reactions. Other users, former car dealership employees themselves, said the exact same thing.
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