USA Swimming outdoes Gymnastics on harassment (1 Viewer)

[Tom Servo]

Deadspin report

Original reporting by the OC Register

There could be up to 590 victims! This would make MSU look like small potatoes.  

 

[mr roboto]

This paragraph at the end sums it up...

You should read the entire report. The failure of adult-run systems built on the achievements of young athletes to protect those athletes from horrifying abuse is breathtaking.

 

[mr roboto]

Wow. A financial reason why the coverup?

Local swim clubs that are members of USA Swimming are insured by U.S. Sports Insurance Company Inc, a company with $31.3-million in assets originally based in Barbados created and solely owned by USA Swimming and governed by former and current USA Swimming officials. While USSIC provides USA Swimming $2-million worth of liability insurance for sexual abuse civil cases, until recently the company provided local clubs only $100,000 worth of coverage for similar cases. This policy of reducing the financial exposure of USSIC at the local level was a factor in generating millions of dollars in “safety rebates” from USSIC back to USA Swimming. In some years the governing body has received back as much as $750,000 in “safety rebates.”

• USA Swimming has also paid $77,627 to lobbying firms to lobby against legislation in California that would have made it easier for sexual abuse victims to sue their abusers and the organizations they worked for or represented in civil cases.

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[culdeus]

Has anyone come forward here?

 

[Hilts]

I'm heartbroken to hear these stories exist, but am happy they're finally coming to light. Hopefully we can cleanse our society of these abuses and the victims can find some small level of comfort as we slowly expose their tormentors. 

 

[comfortably numb]

Makes you wonder how much stuff has been happening the last 30-60 years.

 

[mr roboto]

Makes you wonder how much stuff has been happening the last 30-60 years.

It’s almost like all these women and kids have been right all along. 

 

[Tom Servo]

Has anyone come forward here?

Not that I’m aware of. 

 

[stbugs]

It’s almost like all these women and kids have been right all along. 

I don't want to make light of the Catholic Church scandals, but there were a lot of high and mighty folks that made a lot of that all about religion as if the Catholic Church held the patent on this type of abuse. Jerry Sandusky was also sort of painted as a lone wolf. This type of #### happening has nothing to do with religion, politics, etc. There are just plain scumbags everywhere and unfortunately, when money and power comes into play, you get cover ups like Penn State and MSU/US Gymnastics and now this.

Makes you wonder how bad stuff like this is in other countries where you don't get reports like this. Just plain sad and I'll be honest, it shocks the #### out of me that no parents, none, seemed to worry about this at all? All these kids had parents that were likely paying through the nose to be able to have their kids at this high level. Did many of them sort of overlook this or subconsciously ignore it because they could brag about how good their kids were? I just can't imagine that this was so clandestine that no parents knew. They know now, but until all of this recent stuff, people didn't come forward.

 

[Tom Servo]

Makes you wonder how bad stuff like this is in other countries where you don't get reports like this. Just plain sad and I'll be honest, it shocks the #### out of me that no parents, none, seemed to worry about this at all? All these kids had parents that were likely paying through the nose to be able to have their kids at this high level. Did many of them sort of overlook this or subconsciously ignore it because they could brag about how good their kids were? I just can't imagine that this was so clandestine that no parents knew. They know now, but until all of this recent stuff, people didn't come forward.

Just read up on the Oxfam scandal