March 2018 – Page 4 – Concussion Inc.

March 7, 2018

What Sarah Ehekircher Says ASCA’s John Leonard Told Her About His Military Career — And What Leonard Said About It in a 2012 Deposition

“Throughout the months when we spent time together, he told strange, dark anecdotes of his exploits in Vietnam. He said he’d been a sniper with over […]

March 7, 2018

ASCA Boss John Leonard ‘Categorically Denies’ Sarah Ehekircher’s Sexual Harassment Allegations; Captive Swimming Industry Publication’s Article Also Smears Ehekircher and Concussion Inc.

PREVIOUSLY: “Sarah, Ehekircher, Long-Time Coach, Tells of Her Youth Grooming and Abuse by Scott MacFarland, Her ‘Revictimization’ by USA Swimming’s 2010 Investigation, and Her Sexual Harassment […]

March 7, 2018

Sarah Ehekircher Describes the American Swimming Coaches Association’s John Leonard As the Boss From Hell — And a Creep and Sex Harasser to Boot

by Irvin Muchnick Yesterday we introduced Sarah Ehekircher’s story of sexual harassment and abuse in swimming: her account of living and having sex with her […]

March 6, 2018

Muchnick in Outside Magazine: ‘It’s Time to Fix Sports’ Sexual-Abuse Culture — for Good’

I’ve been covering sexual-abuse scandals in swimming for the past seven years, and you could have knocked me off a diving board when the sentencing of […]

March 6, 2018

Sarah Ehekircher, Long-Time Coach, Tells of Her Youth Grooming and Abuse by Scott MacFarland, Her ‘Revictimization’ by USA Swimming’s 2010 Investigation, and Her Sexual Harassment by American Swimming Coaches Association Boss John Leonard

by Irvin Muchnick A swimmer and coach in Colorado has given Concussion Inc. an extensive and documented account of her alleged grooming and abuse by […]

March 3, 2018

Yes, the George Gibney Story Is About Justice at Long Last For His Many Victims. But It’s Also About Accountability For the American Government and Swimming Establishment.

by Irvin Muchnick As noted in the previous post, the long and comprehensive George Gibney article by Johnny Watterson is now up at the Irish Times. I […]

March 3, 2018

Irish Times: “No justice, no peace for the victims of George Gibney”

This excellent overview of the Gibney story, from the Irish perspective, by sports columnist Johnny Watterson, is viewable at https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/no-justice-no-peace-for-the-victims-of-george-gibney-1.3413396. There are a few clarifications, from the […]

March 2, 2018

Ireland’s Broadsheet: ‘You Can’t Call George Gibney a Paedophile’

As we wait for Johnny Watterson’s article on George Gibney in the Irish Times, check out the latest from Broadsheet, the Irish news site, under the headline […]

March 1, 2018

Big George Gibney Piece Drops This Weekend From Johnny Watterson of the Irish Times

Sports columnist Johnny Watterson has told his Twitter followers that he has a 3,000-word article on George Gibney upcoming in Saturday’s Irish Times. Watterson also tweeted that […]