USA Curling is evaluating a report that information how its existing leader disregarded and in some cases assisted conceal “pervasive” and “systemic” violent habits and sexual misbehavior in the NWSL when he was that league’s commissioner.
In a letter to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee personnel sentout Monday night, CEO Sarah Hirshland called Sally Yates’ findings “appalling,” and stated there “is no location in our neighborhood for inactiveness or indecision when it comes to professionalathlete security.”
“Based on the findings of the report, we haveactually been in conversation with the USA Curling Board of Directors,” Hirshland composed. “We comprehend they are evaluating the findings of this examination as well as the findings of their own examination performed formerly. We anticipate these discussions to continue into the coming days.”
USA Curling’s CEO is Jeff Plush, who was the NWSL’s commissioner from 2014 to2017 During that time, numerous gamers informed the league and U.S. Soccer to abuse by their coaches, consistingof spoken tirades, retaliation, sexual harassment and sexual browbeating. There typically was no penalty and, in the circumstances where there were effects, coaches were enabled to relocation to other groups without anybody at the league or federation raising an alarm.
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Yates stated Plush did not respond to her group’s demand for an interview.
But according to Yates’ report, Portland Thorns gamer Mana Shim notified Plush straight in 2015 about c