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California Court Rules That Sports Organizations Must Protect Athletes

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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Brian Melley 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

California court: Sports organizations must protect athletes

KXLY April 1, 2021 5:05 PM By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Posted: Updated: HOGP 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.

California court rules USA Taekwondo must protect athletes

California Supreme Court rules USA Taekwondo must protect athletes from abuse

© Getty Images The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that USA Taekwondo and other national sports governing bodies could be held legally responsible for protecting their athletes from abuse.  The decision came over a lawsuit brought by three aspiring female Olympic taekwondo athletes who accused their coach of sexually abusing them for years while they were minors.  On Thursday, the California high court upheld a lower court ruling that found that the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee did not necessarily have an inherent legal responsibility to protect athletes because they were not close enough to them or their coaches. 

California court rules USA Taekwondo must protect athletes

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that USA Taekwondo had a legal duty to protect athletes from sexual and other types of abuse.

California court rules USA Taekwondo must protect athletes

California court says USA Taekwondo must protect athletes

California court says USA Taekwondo must protect athletes

California court says USA Taekwondo must protect athletes