ABUSIVE COACHES
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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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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