Photo: Sean Gardner Jail Photo, Pearl River County Jail, Mississippi
(West Des Moines, IA) -- The West Des Moines gymnastics coach accused of sexually exploiting girls is now in Mississippi facing federal charges.
US Marshals extradited Sean Gardner from the Polk County Jail in Des Moines to the Pearl River County Jail in Mississippi. A federal grand jury is charging the 38-year-old with 10 counts of child pornography. They say he used hidden cameras to record girls in the bathroom. Gardner has not been charged in Iowa. He was a coach at a Chow's Gymnastics in West Des Moines.
The FBI has a website asking Des Moines area victims for information. Gardner will be back in court in Mississippi September 22.
For more information from the US Attorney's Office for Southern Iowa CLICK HERE.