International athletic committees are fairly good at finding cheating. They need to add to their investigation into athletic fitness any potential exploitation of their sexuality along the way. That means men and women.
A form of interview needs to be developed that allows athletes to express sexual exploitation by anyone in their careers. I don't care if it is financial exploitation, sexual demands or exploitation or simply a false face to an international name and reputation; athletes need to be important enough to care about without damaging any of their ability to win in sports. This is ridiculous. There was a sexual predator within reach in international venues.
Sexual exploitation is one of the most dangerous crimes in the world. Every physician knows that. It is why in the USA in routine physical exams annually, ask about a person's safety within the home, yet, these women were being exploited and convinced they had to remain silent in order to succeed.
The international rules committees, regardless of the sport, has to develop a method and milieu that is conducive to truth-telling. It should be viewed as a venue where athletic performance is enhanced by the lack of assault upon athletes regardless the form it takes. It is the least we can do to ensure men and women are safe and having the life they desire. It can be done and the development of foolproof reporting without retribution on the athlete is important.
It simply astounds me the extent sexual exploitation of women in the USA pervades any sense of who we are as people. Women have been so very silent to this exploitation it boggles the mind how very pervasive 'the silent culture' existed. It has to continue to end and women have to be reassured no matter their circumstances that truth-telling is not a career ending event.
February 5, 2018
A form of interview needs to be developed that allows athletes to express sexual exploitation by anyone in their careers. I don't care if it is financial exploitation, sexual demands or exploitation or simply a false face to an international name and reputation; athletes need to be important enough to care about without damaging any of their ability to win in sports. This is ridiculous. There was a sexual predator within reach in international venues.
Sexual exploitation is one of the most dangerous crimes in the world. Every physician knows that. It is why in the USA in routine physical exams annually, ask about a person's safety within the home, yet, these women were being exploited and convinced they had to remain silent in order to succeed.
The international rules committees, regardless of the sport, has to develop a method and milieu that is conducive to truth-telling. It should be viewed as a venue where athletic performance is enhanced by the lack of assault upon athletes regardless the form it takes. It is the least we can do to ensure men and women are safe and having the life they desire. It can be done and the development of foolproof reporting without retribution on the athlete is important.
It simply astounds me the extent sexual exploitation of women in the USA pervades any sense of who we are as people. Women have been so very silent to this exploitation it boggles the mind how very pervasive 'the silent culture' existed. It has to continue to end and women have to be reassured no matter their circumstances that truth-telling is not a career ending event.
February 5, 2018
Nassar, 54, is returning to court Monday in Eaton County, Michigan. He listened to dozens of victims for two days last week and was almost attacked by a man whose three daughters said they were molested.
No more victims are expected to speak Monday. Court begins at 9 a.m. Watch it live here on ClickOnDetroit.
Here's how it's expected go:
- Prosecutor will speak
- Defense attorney will speak
- Nassar could speak
- Judge will speak
- Judge will sentence Nassar
Nassar pleaded guilty to penetrating girls with ungloved hands when they sought treatment for injuries at Twistars, a gymnastics club that was run by a 2012 U.S. Olympic coach. Nassar already has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison in another county and is starting his time behind bars with a 60-year federal term for child pornography crimes. He worked for Michigan State and USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians....
