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Larry Nassar. Lawrence Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) [4] is an American serial child rapist and former family medicine physician. From 1996 to 2014, he was the team doctor of the United States women's national gymnastics team, where he used his position to exploit and sexually assault hundreds of young athletes as part of the largest ...
Since 1990, USA Gymnastics has kept a list of people permanently banned from coaching for sexual abuse and other reasons. The list includes Robert Dean Head, a USAG coach in Kentucky who in 1992 pled guilty to raping a 12-year-old, and Don Peters, the national coach for the 1984 Olympic team, who was banned in 2011 after two former gymnasts accused him of sexual abuse.
The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents. Cheating, such as the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes, has regularly affected the Olympic Games. Some countries have boycotted the Games on various ...
Scripps News speaks with athletes, experts and correspondents worldwide to learn more about the money behind the Olympic Games. (Scripps News)
April 14, 1930 (sentenced) Two counts of second-degree murder. 28–36 years imprisonment [ 215 ] Crane was convicted on September 25, 1929, of the murder of "his former sweetheart" [ 216 ] and on March 28, 1930, of the murder of the man accompanying her at the time of the shooting. [ 217 ] Trevor Crowe. Retired.
The United States Center for SafeSport is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization set up to reduce sexual abuse of minors and athletes in Olympic sports in the United States. [2][3][4] Established in 2017 under the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, SafeSport has exclusive jurisdiction to review ...
4×200 m freestyle. Water polo. Olympic Games. 1924 Paris. Team. Johnny Weissmuller (/ ˈwaɪsmʌlər /; born Johann Peter Weißmüller [ˈʋaɪ̯smʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th century.
v. t. e. Lochtegate is the colloquial name of the scandal involving United States swim team members Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger during the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1][2][3][4][5] While initial news stories reported that Lochte and three other US swimmers had been robbed at gunpoint after ...