GAME OVER:
COMMISSION TO PROTECT YOUTH ATHLETES
WHAT IS THE GAME OVER COMMISSION?
Commission Comprised of National Experts in Child Sex Abuse, Law Enforcement, Academia, Trauma, Sports and Investigative Journalism
The sex abuse investigation centered around LN, team doctor for USA Gymnastics (USAG) and Michigan State University (MSU), is one of the most complex in modern history, involving many institutions, coaches, and adults—all of whom failed to appropriately protect hundreds of children from sex abuse. A total of 156 women and girls testified against LN at his 2017-18 criminal trial, but 265 have come forward so far. Experts believe there are likely more.
This independent commission is investigating all aspects of the systems that enabled his abuse, and will examine how they failed, reach conclusions, and issue recommendations to stop child sex abuse in the future. It is composed of the leading experts in the field of child sex abuse from the medical, social science, legal, and public policy arenas, each of whom is donating their time pro bono to the project.
Key components of the commission include:
- Fact-Finding, Data Collection
- Creation of Publicly Available, Searchable Database of All Information
- Legal and Policy Review by Legal Experts in the United States
- Public Participation and Transparency
The Game Over Commission to Protect Youth Athletes has Released its Final Report
CHILD USA Letter to the USOPC Requesting the Removal of Stan Bowman as General Manager of USA Men’s Hockey Team and for an Independent Investigation of His Potential Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
CHILD USA Statement on Events Concerning
the Death of John Geddert
In light of events in the gymnastics world, CHILD USA would like to express our solidarity with, and support of, survivors. We share in the disappointment of seeing another perpetrator escape accountability. The death of disgraced coach John Geddert unfortunately re-traumatizes many survivors, as the hope of accountability for this man – who was charged with felonies of sexual assault and human trafficking, and who enabled and covered up Larry Nassar’s abuse – has vanished. With his death, many questions are left unanswered. Why did it take so long for him to be held accountable? Why was he not taken into custody when the charges were announced? Too often, we see perpetrators receive the benefit of the doubt, and time and again they prove they are unworthy.
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