California Court Rules That Sports Organizations Must Protect Athletes
Sports governing organizations such as those for swimming and gymnastics have a duty to protect young athletes from sexual and other abuse and can be legally liable if they don’t, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
In a case involving girls aspiring to be Olympians who were molested by their martial arts coach for years, the court held that USA Taekwondo could be held liable. But the court cleared the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee from liability because it did not have a relationship with the coach or athletes.
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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, is the Earl Warren Building, headquarters of the Supreme Court of California, in San Francisco. The California Supreme Court will rule Thursday, April 1, 2021, in a case about whether the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has a legal duty to protect to protect athletes from sexual and other types of abuse. The case is related to a lawsuit in which three aspiring Olympic female taekwondo athletes who were sexually abused by their coach for years sued the coach, the USOPC and USA Taekwondo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) April 01, 2021 - 5:06 PM
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April 1, 2021 5:05 PM By BRIAN MELLEY
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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2015, file photo, provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows former Olympics taekwondo coach Marc Gitelman. The California Supreme Court will rule Thursday, April 1, 2021, in a case about whether the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has a legal duty to protect to protect athletes from sexual and other types of abuse. The case is related to a lawsuit in which three aspiring Olympic female taekwondo athletes who were sexually abused by their coach for years sued the coach, the USOPC and USA Taekwondo.
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