Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Steven Lopez has been handed a life ban by the US Center for SafeSport following an allegation of sexual misconduct, it was confirmed on Friday. His brother Jean, a coach on the US Olympic taekwondo team, had already been banned for life for sexual offenses. The suspension comes after four women athletes sued the US Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo for sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed in May. Both Jean Lopez and Steven Lopez were named in the lawsuit. If they refused to do so, they were benched, suspended or kicked off Team USA by the Lopez brothers.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 07, 2018 22:52 UTC