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US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations

Dec. 13, 2024 17:02 PM EST

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC...

US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say

Dec. 11, 2024 09:56 AM EST

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and...

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

Sep. 30, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI agreed Monday to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity...