Bill Seeks to Prevent Sex Crimes and Abuse of Olympic, Paralympic Athletes

Bill Seeks to Prevent Sex Crimes and Abuse of Olympic, Paralympic Athletes
The Olympic flag is seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 10, 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy. Clive Rose/Getty Images
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Legislation spurred by Larry Nassar’s sex crimes and other mishandled abuse cases would allow Congress to fire the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s entire board and would quadruple the money the federation provides to the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

The bill is the most far-reaching response to 18 months of outrage, investigations, and recriminations in the wake of the USOPC’s handling of the cases involving Nassar and others who combined to victimize dozens of Olympic athletes.