Sheilla Dingus @SheillaDingus 20 Sep 19 • 15 tweets • SheillaDingus/status/1175008796411944960 "This year alone has seen a 55% increase in reports of sex abuse and other misconduct than last year. That amounts to an average of 239 reports a month... Analysts predict that the number of reports could cap off at 667 per month or 8,000 per year." Sheilla Dingus @SheillaDingus When is enough going to be enough? When will the American people say this is not acceptable and demand that the government do whatever it takes to protect vulnerable athletes?forbes.com/sites/ceceliat… What Happens When It Is Too Expensive To Protect Athletes Fr… This year alone has seen a 55% increase in reports of sex abuse and other misconduct than last year. That amounts to an average of 239 forbes.com 2 10:49 AM - Sep 20, 2019 See Sheilla Dingus's other Tweets We're all familiar with the decades-long abuse of young gymnasts. The 156 women who confronted a predator Ex-Olympic doctor Larry Nassar has received a 175-year sentence for abuse. This is his victims' story. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42725339 USA Taekwondo abuse ("Master" Gitelman) https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/an-athlete-accused-her-coachof-sex-abuse-olympic-officials-stayed-on-sideline/2017/02/14/35a6fc76-d2eb-11e6a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html More USA Taekwondo abuse (Lopez brothers) At What Price Glory? May 21, 2019Sheilla DingusIt wasn't so long ago the nation and perhaps much of the world watched in horror as gymnast after gymnast testified of abominable sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Lar https://advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/current-litigation/gilbert-v-usa-taekwondo/at-wh… USA Swimming Lawsuit: USA Swimming at fault in sex assault The family of an Indiana teenager filed a civil lawsuit against USA Swimming and others Thursday, saying officials didn't do enough to protect the girl from the sexual assaults by her coach. https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/7217761/lawsuit-usa-swimming-d… USA Figure Skating Ashley Wagner’s Account of Sexual Assault Shakes Figure Skating The Olympian wrote a first-person article in which she said she was attacked as a teenager in 2008 by an older skater: John Coughlin, who killed himself this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/sports/ashley-wagner-sexual-assault.html?modul… USA Speed Skating U.S. speedskaters accuse coach of vast abuse A group of 14 U.S. speedskaters that includes five Olympic bronze medalists has boycotted the team, accusing the head coach and his two assistants of vast, unchecked abuse, according to newspaper rep… https://www.espn.com/olympics/speedskating/story/_/id/8380416/us-speedskaters-acc… USA Water Skiing https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/sex-misconduct-report-onwater-ski-champ-shows-limits-of-safesports-reach/2019/09/19/17696572-d8bb11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html USA Weightlifting Report: Another SafeSport Ban Got Overturned, This Time In Weightlift… In February of last year, the U.S. Center for SafeSport found that American weightlifter Colin Burns had committed “non-consensual sexual acts” with another weightlifter and banned him—but that ban d… https://deadspin.com/report-another-safesport-ban-got-overturned-this-time-1833081599 USA Water Polo Ninth athlete sues USA Water Polo, OC club in Hojreh sex abuse case Former player is latest to allege USA Water Polo ignored 2017 complaint against coach https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/19/ninth-athlete-sues-usa-water-polo-oc-club-in-h… USA Diving Dozens Of Young Female Divers Say They Were Repeatedly Sexually A… A lawsuit also claims one coach — the head of Harvard’s diving program — solicited nude photos from female athletes. The university placed him on leave Tuesday. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/usa-diving-sexual-misconduct USA Equestrian George Morris, Top Equestrian Coach, Receives Lifetime Ban Over All… The ruling, which is subject to an appeal, is the most severe penalty meted out by SafeSport, the body charged with investigating sexual misconduct. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/sports/george-morris-equestrian-banned.html USA Volleyball Hawaii volleyball coach accused of sexual misconduct ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A nonprofit organization that investigates sexual misconduct for the U.S. Olympic Committee has been looking into allegations that University of Hawaii men's volleyball... https://www.apnews.com/b70a0d07ce664d79aeb500f4b68a3b31 While I'm sure I missed some, isn't this list far too long already? #TimeForChange @USSenate @USHouseofReps @DOJPH @threadreaderapp unroll •••