Former British Olympic athletics coach Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl has been charged with child sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.
Leiva-Modahl, 65 – the husband of former Olympic middle-distance runner Diane Modahl – will appear in court on Tuesday to face 19 separate charges including sexual assault of a child, rape and controlling and coercive behaviour.
All charges relate to the same woman between 2012 and 2024, the CPS said.
It follows an investigation by Greater Manchester Police into Norwegian national Leiva-Modahl, who is also known as Vicente Modahl.
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Vicente Leiva-Modahl for a number of serious sex offences, including offences relating to child sexual abuse,” deputy chief crown prosecutor James Bolton-Smith said.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
“We have worked closely with Greater Manchester Police as they carried out their investigation.”
Leiva-Modahl will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
