Read It Now — South Florida New Times Cover Story on Muchnick-Joyce Investigation of USA Swimming’s Alex Pussieldi Cover-Up at the Site of the Hall of Fame
BULLETIN: WIELGUS WITHDRAWS
June 2, 2014What the Campaign to Keep USA Swimming’s Chuck Wielgus Out of the Hall of Fame Accomplished – What Remains To Be Done For Criminal Accountability and Federal Oversight
June 5, 2014“An Underage Sex Scandal Leads to South Florida’s Swimming Hall of Fame”
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2014-06-05/news/sex-scandal-swimming-hall-of-fame-fort-lauderdale/
“Revelations about the case’s handling echo a disturbing pattern of sexual abuse and subsequent cover-up in swimming that’s been simmering for decades: Hundreds of young athletes across the country have been routinely molested by their coaches, but over and over again, authorities have dismissed victims’ accounts, letting pedophiles bounce from program to program. Alleged victims have compared the scandal to Penn State and the Catholic church, but it has taken a dozen lawsuits and the persistence of two bloggers, Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce, to prompt action. In just the past four years, at least 45 coaches have been suspended. And finally, now Congress is investigating.”