Water polo, abused athletes: USAF will pay $14 million

Already implicated in the atrocities related to Larry Nassar, the former national team doctor who was sentenced to 175 years in prison for abusing hundreds of athletes in swimming and artistic gymnastics, Sports World United States of America Overshadowed by a new scandal. It happened in Women’s water poloIt is a very serious case of sexual abuse of minors at the university level: 12 athletes denounced the coach with a room pyramid for the events that occurred between 2012 and 2017. The case was accused of negligence and lack of protection American Water Polo Association which, as decided by the Orange County Court, He will have to pay 14 million dollars to the girls.

‘Breathing accusations’

Until 2018, Hojreh was part of the Southern California American Water Polo Board of Directors, and has always been Banned by SafeSport This is the body that deals with the protection of athletes in sports. According to reports from Daily HeraldNine of the victims were minors at the time of the attack. Suspension Christopher Ramsay, CEO of the American Water Polo Association: “We have heard their testimony and their accusations are heartbreaking.”