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 August 13, 2026, 5:00 am

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 August 13, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/aau-youth-sports-sexual-abuse-failure-amateur-athletic-union 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.