Why Won’t These Colleges Promise to Protect Their Athletes From Sexual Abuse?

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 Biles and Aly Raisman, reached a $380 million settlement that includes long overdue institutional reforms.

But this is only the beginning. While the historic payout ends a landmark legal battle that went as far as Capitol Hill, it also fuels an ongoing reckoning led by Jon Vaughn, Trinea Gonczar, and Rocky Ratliff. Read More

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