Three former members of the US Ski & Snowboard Team are suing their former coach, a national federation and its CEO US Olympic and Paralympic Committee According to several reports, sex trafficking, harassment, and sexual assault enabled and covered up multiple acts of misconduct.
Olympians Rosie Fletcher and Callan Chithlook-Sifsoff, along with Erin O’Malley, allege in their lawsuit that Peter Foley, Gail “Tiger” Shaw and the USOPC “conspired and acted in concert with each other”. commit illegal act,
All three women say that Foley “used his position of trust to coerce them into sexual acts through coercion, manipulation, emotional abuse, threats and retaliation.”
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Rosie Fletcher of the United States competes in the women’s parallel giant slalom snowboard qualifying at Park City Mountain Resort during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in Utah.
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Fletcher, 2006 bronze medalist, claims Foley sexually assaulted her when she was 19 and again in the event after the race at the Olympics. O’Malley said that Foley sexually assaulted her at sanctioned competitions and in an elevator in front of Fletcher, while mentally and verbally abusing her when she was 15 years old.
The lawsuit states, “Foley began groping Erin and forcibly tried to kiss her – without her consent.” “For nearly 20 years, coaches and officials at both organizations enabled Foley’s behavior, refused to act, and helped cover up Foley’s behavior, allowing him to continue his pattern of abuse. “
Chythlook-Sifsof says she was raped by a male coach “from an opposing team almost three times her age” when she was 16 years old during the 2005 World Junior Championships.
Kailan Chitluk-Sifsof of the United States takes the course as she takes sixth place during women’s snowboard cross qualifying at the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. on December 15, 2010 in Telluride, Colo.
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Lindsay Nicola, a former employee of the Federation, said a separate lawsuit On Thursday, Foley “sexually assaulted and sexually assaulted” her and forced her to take nude photos in hotel rooms at two World Cup ski races.
The lawsuits stated, “If USSS had taken the safety of its youth athletes and employees seriously, Foley’s behavior could have been prevented.”
Rosie Fletcher of the United States competes on her way to the bronze medal in the women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom final at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games.
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foley was fired by usss In March, shortly after the crimes were investigated by ESPN.