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Crime by Julian Linden
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Subscriber only Australian sporting bodies accused of turning a blind eye to the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of young, mostly female gymnasts have been told it is time they admitted to their shameful failings to protect their victims. The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has called on Gymnastics Australia, and other major sporting bodies that ran gymnastics programs, to offer a formal apology to everyone who suffered abuse. The abuse and harm experienced by members of the gymnastics community in Australia over many decades is significant and has had deeply felt and long-lasting impacts, the AHRC said.