A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.
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The episode discusses the failure of the Amateur Athletic Union to implement promised reforms for child protection in youth sports, leaving many children at risk.
More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athletes have had devastating experiences. By Molly Hensley-Clancy. Co-published with The Washington Post. Originally published Aug. 13, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.
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