USA TODAY
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officials violated federal law by waiting five days to report the sexual assault of a 15-year-old athlete to police in 2018, according to a whistleblower's lawsuit.
The USOPC knew it was illegal to not immediately report suspicions of sexual abuse because its officials had testified in Congressional hearings that led to the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which was enacted in February 2018. Also, USA Gymnastics' decision to wait five weeks before reporting Larry Nassar to the FBI was a focus of both the Congressional hearings and public outcry.