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Autopsy: Elite gymnastics coach Marvin Sharp suffocated himself inside jail cell

An autopsy has revealed that elite gymnastics coach Marvin Sharp died from asphyxia due to suffocation in his Marion County jail cell.
Marvin Sharp

An autopsy has revealed that elite gymnastics coach Marvin Sharp died from asphyxia due to suffocation in his Marion County jail cell.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office said that 49-year-old Sharp was found unresponsive around 8:17 p.m. Sept. 19 inside his cell in the Marion County Jail, as a result of an apparent suicide.

He faced federal and local child pornography charges.

Thousands of files containing child pornography, including image files and a video, were found during the raid on Sharp's home. He was also accused of molesting a girl he was coaching for two years.

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