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SafeSport issues permanant ban on elite gymnastics coach in latest chapter of long-running case
The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate whose case dates to at least 2016 has received a lifetime ban from the ...
SafeSport bans gymnastics coach Qi Han for life after misconduct probe
The gymnastics coach for a one-time Olympic alternate whose case dates to at least 2016 has received a lifetime ban from the ...
Congress wanted a report on sex abuse in youth sports — then they buried it
T he problem of sexual abuse in youth sports is more like a DNA marker than an acknowledged crisis. Consider the fate of the ...
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Investigator on SafeSport case gets arrested, and now a survivor is facing trauma once again
DENVER — It took time, patience and months of therapy before Jacqui Stevenson could leave behind the anxiety and suicidal thoughts stemming from an ordeal involving her childhood swim coach that ...
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Sen. opens inquiry into center's hiring of ex-Pa. cop charged with sex crimes
A spokesperson for SafeSport sent NBC10 a message on behalf of the organization. “The Center received Senator Grassley’s letter and is preparing a response, which will discuss steps we are ...
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Sexual abuse watchdog SafeSport fires CEO amid ongoing congressional probe
The U.S. Center for SafeSport fired CEO Ju’Riese Colón on Tuesday after five years leading the organization, which is responsible for reviewing allegations of sexual misconduct at all levels of ...
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SafeSport reopens gymnastics probe after Post revealed abuse claims
The U.S. Center for SafeSport reopened an investigation into two top Southern California gymnastics coaches after former gymnasts told The Washington Post the coaches were physically and ...
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Troubled SafeSport Center looks for a new leader and tries to chart a different course
DENVER (AP) — The letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley to the person now in charge of steadying the U.S. Center for SafeSport laid bare his views of festering problems at an agency he portrayed as ...
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SafeSport shelves probe of former NWSL coach, sparking outcry
In August, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) criticized the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the watchdog organization created by Congress to root out abuse from sports, for allowing its investigation of ...
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SafeSport knew of allegations against former cop before hiring him as investigator
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Investigator on SafeSport case gets arrested and now a survivor is facing trauma once again
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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SafeSport knew of allegations vs. former cop before hiring him
People at the U.S. Center for SafeSport knew a former police officer was the subject of an internal investigation at his former job but hired him anyway, according to details released Wednesday by ...