Frederick v. United States Olympic Committee et al

  1. March 03, 2023

    Gymnast's Abuse Suit Can't Proceed In Mass., Judge Finds

    A gymnast's suit against a former coach she said sexually abused her was tossed Thursday after a federal judge found that a telephone call the coach participated in while the gymnast lived in Massachusetts isn't enough to bring the case in the Bay State.

  2. December 12, 2018

    USOC Says Time, Safe Sport Act Bar Ex-Gymnast's Abuse Suit

    The United States Olympic Committee told a Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday that it can't be held accountable for a former coach's alleged abuse of a onetime world champion gymnast, arguing she has misinterpreted the Safe Sport Act and that her remaining claims are time-barred.

  3. November 19, 2018

    Gymnast Says National Orgs Should Face Her Abuse Suit

    Two organizations that oversee competitive gymnastics in the United States had a responsibility to protect a star gymnast from her allegedly abusive coach, the former world champion athlete argued in Boston federal court Friday, saying the groups should not escape liability in her civil suit against the coach.

  4. October 29, 2018

    Ex-Coach Looks To Escape Gymnast's Abuse Class Action

    A former elite gymnastics coach has asked a Massachusetts federal court to dismiss claims he sexually molested a teenager he was training for the 1980 Olympics, arguing that the statute of limitations on the alleged acts has expired.

  5. October 19, 2018

    USA Gymnastics Says Safe Sport Act Abuse Suit Can't Stand

    USA Gymnastics urged a Massachusetts federal court Friday to toss a proposed class action alleging it has failed to report sexual abuse allegations to law enforcement as required by the Safe Sport Act enacted earlier this year, arguing that the law does not apply to suspicions learned before the law was passed.

  6. June 21, 2018

    Abused Gymnast Brings Class Action Against USOC, Others

    A former top-level American gymnast filed a proposed class action Wednesday on behalf of hundreds of athletes whose abuse she alleges went ignored by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, a case that seeks to hold the organizations accountable for all known abuse not reported to law enforcement within 24 hours of the passage of the Safe Sport Act in February.

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