ABUSIVE COACHES
December 20, 2017 - Sacramento, CA - Schools can be held liable for coach sexual abuse where they know or should have known about the abusive coach. A former Sacramento student just filed a civil case against her old high school, alleging that her former soccer coach Michael Martis, sexually abused her at Sacramento's St. Francis High School. See Catholic School Coach Should Have Known Coach Was Sexual Predator, Lawsuit Says, reported by Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee.
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October 31, 2017 - Think Child Sex Abuse Can't Happen in Your Youth or High School League: Think Again. We mostly hear about the most prominent incidents - like USA Gymnastics' and USA Swimmings' scandals. But, here are a few small town abuse cases: See Former Coach Charged With Child Sex Abuse Was Go-To Guy In Community, reported by Tanya Eiserer, WFAA (Kaufman County, TX), October 31, 2017 (multiple allegations of abuse against Edward Mann, a long-time youth baseball coach); Southern Nash HS Teacher, Coach and Alum is Charged in Raleigh With Student Sex Crimes, reported by Ron Gallagher, Charlotte (NC) News and Observer, October 31, 2017 (allegations of statutory rape against Joshua Sessoms, a science teacher and coach); HIV Positive Ex-School Aide Indicted on More Sex Abuse Charges, WUSA - Channel 9, Charles County, MD, October 23, 2017 (multiple allegations of abuse against Carlos Bell, a middle school teachers' aide and high school track coach).
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August 25, 2017 - Denver, CO - Cheerleading Coach Fired After Being Caught on Video Forcing Teens Into Splits, CBS News Denver.
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August 16, 2017 - Kingsport, TN - Why do we need to run background checks on coaches? See 11 Men Including Middle School Coach Charged in Human Trafficking Sting in Kingsport, reported by Lauren Hoar, WBIR TV. In case you're curious, the sting consisted of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation posting web ads for sex with underage girls. The coach was one of four people facing felony charges for a sting operation that lasted only four days. That's a lot of bad actors caught in a limited amount of time.
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September 13, 2016 - Ex-Olympic Team Doc Accused of Sex Abuse, reported by Mark Alesia, Marisa Kwiatkowski, and Tim Evans, USA Today, September 13, 2016, page 1A. The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal grows as former team doctor Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics are sued.
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August 4, 2016 - Sex Abuse Scandal Hits USA Gymnastics. Click here for USA Today coverage: See A Blind Eye To Sex Abuse: How USA Gymnastics Protected Coaches Over Kids By Failing To Report Allegations Of Misconduct, reported by Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia and Tim Evans, USA Today, August 4, 2016. Click here for Indianapolis Star Coverage under the same title. For more, see the follow up article by the same reporters, Sexual Predators Left Off List Of Banned USA Coaches, August 7, 2016. See Also: USA Gymnastics Ignored Stories Of Coaches' Child Sex Abuse For Years While Athletes Suffered, reported by Christina Cauterucci, Slate.com, August 5, 2016.
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July 19, 2016 - Denison, IA - Denison High School Coach, Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse, reported by Gordon Wolf, Council Bluff Daily Nonpareil. Bryant Rasmussen, the Denison cross country coach, was arrested on "charges relating to alleged sexual abuse of a female student."
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July 19, 2016 - New York, N.Y. - Marcus Stroud, volunteer wrestling coach, charged with sexual abuse. See Wrestling Coach, 19, Charged With Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy, reported by Reuven Blau, New York Daily News.
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March 10, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - 18 Students Accuse Torrance High Wrestling Coach of Molestation, Detail Alleged Sex Abuse In Lawsuit, reported by KTLA Channel 5's Kareen Wynter, and the Los Angeles Times.
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YOUTH SPORTS
July 7, 2016 - Embezzlement in Youth Sports: It's always been a problem; now it's getting worse. See The Trusted Grown-Ups Who Steal Millions From Youth Sports reported by Bill Pennington, New York Times. Also see, the New York Times's follow up piece: When Everyone's Grandma is The Town's Little League Thief, reported by Bill Pennington, New York Times, July 20, 2016.
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December 20, 2017 - Sacramento, CA - Schools can be held liable for coach sexual abuse where they know or should have known about the abusive coach. A former Sacramento student just filed a civil case against her old high school, alleging that her former soccer coach Michael Martis, sexually abused her at Sacramento's St. Francis High School. See Catholic School Coach Should Have Known Coach Was Sexual Predator, Lawsuit Says, reported by Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee.
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October 31, 2017 - Think Child Sex Abuse Can't Happen in Your Youth or High School League: Think Again. We mostly hear about the most prominent incidents - like USA Gymnastics' and USA Swimmings' scandals. But, here are a few small town abuse cases: See Former Coach Charged With Child Sex Abuse Was Go-To Guy In Community, reported by Tanya Eiserer, WFAA (Kaufman County, TX), October 31, 2017 (multiple allegations of abuse against Edward Mann, a long-time youth baseball coach); Southern Nash HS Teacher, Coach and Alum is Charged in Raleigh With Student Sex Crimes, reported by Ron Gallagher, Charlotte (NC) News and Observer, October 31, 2017 (allegations of statutory rape against Joshua Sessoms, a science teacher and coach); HIV Positive Ex-School Aide Indicted on More Sex Abuse Charges, WUSA - Channel 9, Charles County, MD, October 23, 2017 (multiple allegations of abuse against Carlos Bell, a middle school teachers' aide and high school track coach).
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August 25, 2017 - Denver, CO - Cheerleading Coach Fired After Being Caught on Video Forcing Teens Into Splits, CBS News Denver.
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August 16, 2017 - Kingsport, TN - Why do we need to run background checks on coaches? See 11 Men Including Middle School Coach Charged in Human Trafficking Sting in Kingsport, reported by Lauren Hoar, WBIR TV. In case you're curious, the sting consisted of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation posting web ads for sex with underage girls. The coach was one of four people facing felony charges for a sting operation that lasted only four days. That's a lot of bad actors caught in a limited amount of time.
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September 13, 2016 - Ex-Olympic Team Doc Accused of Sex Abuse, reported by Mark Alesia, Marisa Kwiatkowski, and Tim Evans, USA Today, September 13, 2016, page 1A. The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal grows as former team doctor Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics are sued.
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August 4, 2016 - Sex Abuse Scandal Hits USA Gymnastics. Click here for USA Today coverage: See A Blind Eye To Sex Abuse: How USA Gymnastics Protected Coaches Over Kids By Failing To Report Allegations Of Misconduct, reported by Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia and Tim Evans, USA Today, August 4, 2016. Click here for Indianapolis Star Coverage under the same title. For more, see the follow up article by the same reporters, Sexual Predators Left Off List Of Banned USA Coaches, August 7, 2016. See Also: USA Gymnastics Ignored Stories Of Coaches' Child Sex Abuse For Years While Athletes Suffered, reported by Christina Cauterucci, Slate.com, August 5, 2016.
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July 19, 2016 - Denison, IA - Denison High School Coach, Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse, reported by Gordon Wolf, Council Bluff Daily Nonpareil. Bryant Rasmussen, the Denison cross country coach, was arrested on "charges relating to alleged sexual abuse of a female student."
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July 19, 2016 - New York, N.Y. - Marcus Stroud, volunteer wrestling coach, charged with sexual abuse. See Wrestling Coach, 19, Charged With Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy, reported by Reuven Blau, New York Daily News.
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March 10, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - 18 Students Accuse Torrance High Wrestling Coach of Molestation, Detail Alleged Sex Abuse In Lawsuit, reported by KTLA Channel 5's Kareen Wynter, and the Los Angeles Times.
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YOUTH SPORTS
July 7, 2016 - Embezzlement in Youth Sports: It's always been a problem; now it's getting worse. See The Trusted Grown-Ups Who Steal Millions From Youth Sports reported by Bill Pennington, New York Times. Also see, the New York Times's follow up piece: When Everyone's Grandma is The Town's Little League Thief, reported by Bill Pennington, New York Times, July 20, 2016.
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