June

June 20, 2013

Congress Must Confront USA Swimming’s Sex-Abuse Enablers in Public Hearings — Not Coddle Them in Private Meetings

USA Swimming has responded to the news that Congressman George Miller is asking the General Accounting Office to expand to the field of athletics, and especially […]
June 19, 2013

After Maryland Health Department Relents, Meadowbrook Aquatic Center’s Unredacted Report on Louis Lowenthal Death Raises More Questions

Last week I settled my public records dispute with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene when the state decided, after all, to give me […]
June 19, 2013

International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO to Muchnick: ‘Will Respond Before the Week Ends’

June 13, Muchnick to Bruce Wigo, President CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame: You are right to be correcting the record regarding the ISHOF […]
June 19, 2013

USA Swimming’s Excuses on Rapist Coaching Legend Paul Bergen: (1) ‘Not a Law Enforcement Authority’; (2) ‘No Control Over Hall of Fame’

We have reported that Deena Deardurff Schmidt, the gold medal swimmer who was molested in her youth by her Hall of Fame coach Paul Bergen, is […]
June 18, 2013

‘After Sexual Abuse Conviction, New Scrutiny on Youth Athletics’ — New York Times

By Karen Crouse. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/sports/after-sexual-abuse-conviction-new-scrutiny-of-youth-athletics.html?pagewanted=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
June 18, 2013

Mark Schubert’s Crony, Bill Jewell, Accepts Ban From USA Swimming — Further Vindication for Dia Rianda in Her Wrongful Termination-Cover-Up Lawsuit

Bill Jewell, who is up to his eyeballs in several levels of the USA Swimming sex abuse scandal — from spying on a rival coach, Sean […]
June 18, 2013

Congressman George Miller Asks GAO to Expand Investigation into Child Abuse Reporting Laws to Include Sports

by Tim Joyce and Irvin Muchnick   In what Congressional analysts see as another sign of the growing interest of federal legislators in the scandal of […]
June 14, 2013

Roundup of New Wrestling Media Coverage of Nancy Argentino’s 1983 Death in Jimmy Snuka’s Motel Room

JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentino’s Death in Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s Motel Room is available for $2.99 on Amazon Kindle (http://amzn.com/B00CPTP6VM) or as a […]
June 14, 2013

Updated Complete Links to Concussion Inc.’s Coverage of Rapist International Swimming Hall of Fame Coach Paul Bergen

EXCLUSIVE: USA Swimming’s Secret International List of Youth Swimming Figures With Abuse Allegations Who Are Not Officially Banned Published May 17th, 2012 ***** USA Swimming Sex […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick