by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
A Greek sailing coach has gone on trial in Athens accused of raping an 11-year-old girl, in a case that came to light when a gold medal-winning athlete spoke out about sexual abuse in sport. Coach Triantafyllos Apostolou appeared in court on Wednesday, almost 12 years...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Growing up in Maryland, I was raised as a fan of the team now called the Washington Football Team, and my parents have pictures of me as a baby in a burgundy-and-gold onesie. We watched games at family gatherings, and I know what it’s like to have that one uncle root...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The latest statements from Peng Shuai, the tennis star who disappeared after accusing one of China’s most powerful men of sexual assault, have left the world wondering what to make of the athlete’s explosive claims. In an interview this past Sunday, Peng appeared to...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who took to social media last month to accuse a former top Communist Party official of sexual assault insisted in an interview on Sunday that it had all been a misunderstanding. Peng, a former No. 1-ranked player in women’s...
by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Five years ago, the first reports of ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s heinous crimes laid bare one of the largest sexual abuse scandals in American history. Fast-forward to this week, when more than 500 survivors, including Olympic gymnastic champions Simone...
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
At this point, the bigger problem for the NFL is not the stinking algae bloom that is Daniel Snyder but rather the strong whiff of its own toxic cleansers. Commissioner Roger Goodell, you see, knows the Washington Football Team owner was accused of sexual misconduct...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
On the evening of Jan. 30, 2017, a woman showed up at a police station in Southern California to report an alleged sexual assault. After attending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ FanFest two days earlier, the woman told police, she met up with a man she had casually dated....
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and their insurers after a five-year legal battle, an attorney for some of his victims said on Monday....
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Swimming Australia has defended its response to allegations made by the Olympic swimmer Maddie Groves that she was sexually assaulted over five years by a man still involved in the sport. On Wednesday night Groves alleged on the ABC’s 7:30 Report she was sexually...
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by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Simone Biles is continuing to push for national gymnastics organizations to take accountability for their role in the Larry Nassar abuse scandal. The gymnast, 24, was honored this week as TIME’s 2021 athlete of the year. In the accompanying profile, Biles...
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