USA Diving Received Multiple Reports of Sexual Abuse. New Lawsuit Says They Did Nothing About It.
USA Diving continued to employ coaches and officials who were accused of sexual abuse by female athletes and neglected to tell law enforcement, according to a lawsuit filed Sunday night.
“Coaches and officials who were the subject of these complaints are still coaching children,” states the lawsuit filed by two anonymous women.
The women allege that Indiana-based diving club RipFest and its owner, former U.S. Olympic coach John Wingfield, failed to protect athletes from alleged sexual abuse by Johel Ramirez, now a former coach.