Olympics and gymnastics officials have faced heavy scrutiny over whether they stayed quiet about Nassar. The governing bodies of swimming, taekwondo and volleyball have meanwhile been engulfed in scandals involving widespread sexual abuse. She told lawmakers that SafeSport’s funding and staffing are insufficient. Pfohl also affirmed the independence of the organization, promising that incidents are investigated in an “independent, confidential and professional manner.” She added that under new policies, officials are required to report sexual abuse claims to law enforcement officials. Lyons repeatedly affirmed that the USOC will assert more “authority” and not give too much “autonomy” to the governing bodies, announcing plans to require them to report sexual abuse claims to the USOC.

Source: Huffington Post May 23, 2018 18:33 UTC