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Another coach who was allowed to slip through the cracks.
Another coach who was allowed to slip through the cracks.
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This is madness! Why is the USAG so afraid to act? Who are they protecting first, the children or the coaches?
This is madness! Why is the USAG so afraid to act? Who are they protecting first, the children or the coaches?
Yep folks worrying about coaches don't send their kids to gymnastics.Neither. They are protecting themselves. They wanted to avoid scandal, not because they cared about these disgusting excuses for coaches, but because they wanted protect reputation of USAG. Who cares if children get hurt in process?
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Another coach who was allowed to slip through the cracks.
and that is the million dollar question.
I agree. There are other layers of culpability in this matter beyond USAG and I'm curious whether they insulate actual liability on the part of USAG, which may be why USAG never actively pursued these matters with the vigilance one would expect from them.All speculating on USAG aside. How is it that the parents and victims do not press charges?
Who lets their kid be abused and only tells the gym not the police? A criminal conviction gets the person on the offender list. Telling the gym and getting them fired does not.
And (not to exonerate USAG), they were waiting for a parent or an athlete to speak up. I understand about 3rd party reports not being acceptable to proceed. If a parent or athlete told the gym, the gym should have called USAG during the meeting and had the parent/ athlete file the complaint... Or have the athlete/parent write a letter at the meeting... Or an email.All speculating on USAG aside. How is it that the parents and victims do not press charges?
Who lets their kid be abused and only tells the gym not the police? A criminal conviction gets the person on the offender list. Telling the gym and getting them fired does not.
And abusers count on all that.There is some good social science research on why many victims choose not to file formal complaints with the police. A few of the factors: shame; fear of publicity despite rape shield laws; the length of time that passes before some victims can recognize what has happened as criminal sexual misconduct; awareness that some state agents are not receptive or sympathetic to these claims; concern that once the claim is in the hands of the state, the victim will lose control of the process; for victims who are still minors, lack of trust that they are reporting accurately by the adults who opt not to go the criminal route; and the overwhelming desire of some victims just to have the abuse stop.
Yes if the parent/athlete won't make a formal complaint, what could the USAG do other then fire the person.And (not to exonerate USAG), they were waiting for a parent or an athlete to speak up. I understand about 3rd party reports not being acceptable to proceed. If a parent or athlete told the gym, the gym should have called USAG during the meeting and had the parent/ athlete file the complaint... Or have the athlete/parent write a letter at the meeting... Or an email.
False allegations can damage lives, but truth must come from the source. Third party (or 4th, etc) information is like the game telephone. It can change from the start to the end.
I'll tell you a story about 3rd party reports. My former sister in law, a highly trained social worker and department manager in Southern California, took an innocuous statement from another sister in law to report to authorities in NY that my niece's parents were negligent in feeding her because she looked "a little thin." (Said former sister in law had never met this child) Lo and behold, a Children Services van shows up on the Sunday evening of a Labor Day Weekend to take my niece away. When the officials looked at my niece and saw there was no issue they left, but not before some serious traumatic moments for all involved. My former sister in law should have been prosecuted for making a false report but in fact had legal protections that would have made that difficult to do, besides the reluctance of my sister and her husband to pursue the matter any further.And (not to exonerate USAG), they were waiting for a parent or an athlete to speak up. I understand about 3rd party reports not being acceptable to proceed. If a parent or athlete told the gym, the gym should have called USAG during the meeting and had the parent/ athlete file the complaint... Or have the athlete/parent write a letter at the meeting... Or an email.
False allegations can damage lives, but truth must come from the source. Third party (or 4th, etc) information is like the game telephone. It can change from the start to the end.
And (not to exonerate USAG), they were waiting for a parent or an athlete to speak up. I understand about 3rd party reports not being acceptable to proceed. If a parent or athlete told the gym, the gym should have called USAG during the meeting and had the parent/ athlete file the complaint... Or have the athlete/parent write a letter at the meeting... Or an email.
False allegations can damage lives, but truth must come from the source. Third party (or 4th, etc) information is like the game telephone. It can change from the start to the end.