USA Swimming is having to explain a second secret list of people, who are under suspicion of “unscrupulous behavior,” for sexual misconduct and abuse of swimmers. The organization already has one list of officials and swim coaches who have been banned for life. These people have been banned mainly for alleged sexual abuse and other allegations of sexual misconduct.
According to USA Swimming President Jim Wood, there is a second list of people who have been flagged for sexual misconduct, but have not faced disciplinary action by the organization because they are not current members of the organization. Those cases will be taken before the National Board of Review. Those coaches and officials in the second list who do not attend the National Board of Review meeting, or lose their case, will simply be placed on the first list of banned officials and coaches.
Wood did not specify exactly how many people are on the second list. All he would say was some people have been on the list for a long time, and the others have been recently added to the list. They're all non-members of the organization, and they all have one thing in common - there have been some allegations of sexual misconduct against them, and these allegations have been brought to the notice of USA Swimming.
USA Swimming critics allege that there are several names that should be on the list, but are not. For example, Randy Nack is a former high school swim coach in Southern California, who was imprisoned two years ago for admittedly conducting sexual relations with two of his underage swimmers. This man is not named on the second list of “flagged persons.”
Swim coach sexual abuse lawyers will have questions about the mysterious second list. Why has this list not been made public? Why is there secrecy about the persons named in this list? Exactly what kind of “suspicions of sexual misconduct” are linked to these persons? Have there been multiple complaints about these persons? And most importantly, are these persons still coaching swimmers anywhere in the country?
According to USA Swimming President Jim Wood, there is a second list of people who have been flagged for sexual misconduct, but have not faced disciplinary action by the organization because they are not current members of the organization. Those cases will be taken before the National Board of Review. Those coaches and officials in the second list who do not attend the National Board of Review meeting, or lose their case, will simply be placed on the first list of banned officials and coaches.
Wood did not specify exactly how many people are on the second list. All he would say was some people have been on the list for a long time, and the others have been recently added to the list. They're all non-members of the organization, and they all have one thing in common - there have been some allegations of sexual misconduct against them, and these allegations have been brought to the notice of USA Swimming.
USA Swimming critics allege that there are several names that should be on the list, but are not. For example, Randy Nack is a former high school swim coach in Southern California, who was imprisoned two years ago for admittedly conducting sexual relations with two of his underage swimmers. This man is not named on the second list of “flagged persons.”
Swim coach sexual abuse lawyers will have questions about the mysterious second list. Why has this list not been made public? Why is there secrecy about the persons named in this list? Exactly what kind of “suspicions of sexual misconduct” are linked to these persons? Have there been multiple complaints about these persons? And most importantly, are these persons still coaching swimmers anywhere in the country?
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