The Aporia
The Aporia
9 articles about 8 events for “Abuse of Power by Coaches”.
“Her 2022 investigation into women's professional soccer exposed widespread sexual harassment, coercion and abuse by coaches, along with failures by league officials to act on complaints.”
“Verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct occurred at multiple teams, was perpetrated by several coaches and affected many players,” she said at the time.”
“It has been 10 years since the Indianapolis Star published allegations of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, setting off a chain of events that would lead to a reckoning for the sport.”
“Once among America’s most powerful leaders as the longest-serving Republican speaker ever, Hastert pleaded guilty in 2015 to evading bank reporting laws as part of a scheme to buy the silence of a former student he sexually abused.”
“That means that more than 18 percent of all the New York state cases—or nearly 1 in 5—attest that a child was sexually abused, assaulted or raped by an adult who had access to them through their school.”
“If you have seen the headlines of the major investigation we recently published, “The Dominican Baseball Factory,” you may have wondered: Why is ProPublica, with its serious-sounding mission of accountability and its focus on abuses of power, reporting on…”
“…amistas, or moneylenders, like Caraballo now wield singular power within Dominican baseball, amassing millions of dollars by persuading undereducated parents to sign away portions of their sons’ future bonuses in exchange for loans with exorbitant interest…”
“I’m particularly interested in: - Finding instances of coaches who are continuing to work with kids after being banned by SafeSport. - Better understanding how abusive coaches manipulate and deceive parents. - Learning about coaching abuse, safety and…”
““We recognize there are gaps in the system, whether it be coaches avoiding SafeSport sanctions by going to organizations outside of the Movement or a reluctance by some NGBs to do everything in their power to prohibit the participation of banned individuals,””