COACHES Here’s the trouble with detecting sexually abusive coaches and trainers. Their jobs often require them to physically touch kids. That means it’s sometimes tougher to spot and stop grooming and abuse. If your Lutheran pastor or math tutor or Methodist choir director or Scout leader or middle school principal has his or her hands on a youngster, alarm bells…
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New Congressional Bill Aims to Protect Young Athletes from Sexual Abuse
According to RAINN, someone is sexually abused every 98 seconds. The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017 hopes to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes. The bill stems from sexual abuse allegations against amateur organizations such as USA Gymnastics, USA Swimming and USA Taekwondo, which have recently been in the international spotlight. Per the…
Follow-Up: Sex Abuse Guilty Plea By Cooper City Baseball Coach David Solomon
In 2015, Cooper City youth baseball coach David Solomon was reported, who was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault on two 11-year-old boys who played on his team. Facing 18 counts for his unthinkable actions, including sexual assault on a child under 12, lewd molestation and sex battery, Solomon opted for a plea deal, according to the Miami Herald.…