WASHINGTON (DC)
USA TODAY Sports
May 23, 2018
By Rachel Axon
Under pointed questioning before a House subcommittee, the U.S. Olympic Committee’s acting CEO acknowledged the organization had not exercised its authority enough to enforce policies and procedures to prevent sexual abuse.
Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sport leaders – including the USOC’s Susanne Lyons – on Wednesday explained their efforts to protect young athletes in the wake of sexual abuse scandals in several sports.
Over nearly three hours, the representatives pressed Lyons and the heads of the national governing bodies for gymnastics, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball on the Olympic movement’s failure to prevent abuse.
It also focused on the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a year-old entity set up by the USOC, and its ability to address misconduct with limited resources.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.