March 28, 2017

2017-03-28T10:03:41-04:00

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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act. The bill, intended to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes, was introduced in response to allegations of sexual abuse against personnel with USA Gymnastics., USA Swimming and USA Taekwondo. Witnesses included three former Team USA Olympic athletes, who all testified in support of the legislation. Rick Adams, chief of Paralympic Sport and National Governing Body Organizational Development United States Olympic Committee, also testified on the SafeSport initiative and what the committee was doing to protect young athletes.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act. The bill, intended to prevent the… read more