This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching? by Molly Hensley-Clancy, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica Co-published with The Washington Post

This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching? by Molly Hensley-Clancy, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica Co-published with The Washington Post https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-richardson-pharr-texas-usa-volleyball-safesport-abuse-teens?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching. A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened. by Molly Hensley-Clancy, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica Co-published with The Washington Post https://www.propublica.org/article/aau-youth-sports-sexual-abuse-failure-amateur-athletic-union?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary Reporting Highlights Promised Reforms: The Amateur Athletic Union said it would implement “historic” reforms after a child sex abuse scandal in 2011, including mandatory training. It still hasn’t done so. “People Tried to Cover It Up”: A few years later, the AAU exonerated a top executive accused of sexual abuse without interviewing a single witness. Banned Coaches: The AAU said it would bar coaches banned for misconduct by other youth sports groups. But we found eight banned coaches working with kids in the AAU. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.