Kaloyan Kaloyanov, a native Bulgarian man, and former international gymnastics star, was apprehended aboard a cruise ship in Mexico. Kaloyanov was accused of sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl with whom he trained. He has been on Fremont's most wanted list for more than eight years.
Kaloyanov competed in the 1997and 1998 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships, and he also participated in several events with his wife before being charged with the assaults. The girl, now 25, accuses Kaloyanov of assaulting her twice while training with him. He was interviewed by Fremont police at which time he admitted the violations. However, the police and investigators did not arrest Kaloyanov, who fled and has been on the run for the last eight years.
Detectives recently re-opened the case and started with a Google search of the man. They found Kaloyanov's facebook page with pictures of cruise ships. After a few more keystrokes they learned that Kaloyanov worked for Carnival Cruise Lines as a fitness instructor. Fremont police, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, New York Police Department's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force, the U.S. Coast Guard and ship security coordinated Kaloyanov's detention and arrest.
Kaloyanov expressed shock at the lengths the Fremont went into finding him, so many years after he fled. Detective Gebhardt of the Fremont police told reporters that he and his fellow officers never give up; not even on the coldest of cases.
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