The leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee and other sports are answering questions on Capitol Hill on how they plan to protect athletes from sexual abuse. (May 23) AP
WASHINGTON – Under pointed questioning before a House subcommittee, the U.S. Olympic Committee’s acting CEO acknowledged the organization had not exercised its authority enough to enforce policies and procedures to prevent sexual abuse.
Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sport leaders – including the USOC’s Susanne Lyons – on Wednesday explained their efforts to protect young athletes in the wake of sexual abuse scandals in several sports.