Recent Highlights
All Stories for Sexual Abuse In Sports
South Korean Olympic chief apologises for 'systematic flaw' which failed to prevent sexual assault of athletes by coaches
• 6 years agoThe head of South Korea's top sports body apologised for a litany of sexual assault cases between young athletes and their coaches.
South Korean double Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee accuses disgraced former coach Cho Jae-beom of sexual assault
• 6 years agoUS Senate panel asks FBI to probe former US Olympic Committee chief over Larry Nassar sexual abuse case
• 6 years agoThe move comes after a damning report said the USOC failed to react swiftly when first warned of allegations surrounding gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar in 2015.
Three sexual assault victims of former skiing coach Bertrand Charest suing Alpine Canada for neglect
• 6 years agoAlpine Canada said it was aware of the lawsuit and had been in ongoing discussions with Charest's victims and continued to support them to the best of its ability.
USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy in aftermath of Larry Nassar abuse scandal; critics claim decision made to thwart investigators
• 6 years agoIn a statement on the organization's website, USA Gymnastics said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Indiana in order to settle lawsuits brought by Nassar's victims.
USA Gymnastics sexual abuse: Larry Nassar's former boss at Michigan State University arrested
• 7 years agoNassar abused girls and young women under the guise of medical treatment and was sentenced to what will amount to life in prison.
US Olympic Committee back CEO Scott Blackmun despite calls for his resignation after Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal
• 7 years agoTwo US Senators have called for Blackmun to resign in the wake of a report saying Blackmun was contacted by USA Gymnastics officials about Nassar in July 2015, more than a year before the abuse allegations became public.
US senators call for probe into Olympic committee's handling of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse allegations
• 7 years agoVictims and their advocates have criticized the US Olympic Committee and USAG for not acting on the complaints against Nassar, including a 2015 investigation.
Larry Nassar's hearing halted after father of three victims lunges at disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor
• 7 years agoThe disruption came as dozens of more women confronted Nassar and told the Charlotte court of the sexual abuse they suffered under the guise of medical treatment.
Aly Raisman blasts USA Gymnastics for failing to protect gymnasts from sexual abuse by Larry Nassar
• 7 years agoRaisman called for an independent investigation into US gymnastics and Olympic officials who she said had the power to stop Nassar.