Lawmakers demand answers on Amateur Athletic Union sex abuse scandal

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking for answers from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) over its handling of sex abuse allegations within its ranks.

In a letter to AAU leadership, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) called it “unacceptable that AAU is failing to implement standard reforms to protect child athletes, and is misleading the public, parents, and athletes about preventative measures in place within AAU sports.”

The letter comes after the publication of an investigation from ProPublica in August that found the AAU has not put in place promised reforms around sex abuse by coaches and other officials following a 2011 scandal.

After the AAU said it would keep coaches banned for misconduct by other youth sports groups out of its ranks, ProPublica........

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