{"id":12845,"date":"2018-04-24T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T22:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=12845"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T01:03:23","slug":"scott-macfarland-sarah-ehekirchers-groomer-abuser-disappears-from-website-of-houstons-magnolia-aquatic-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=12845","title":{"rendered":"Scott MacFarland, Sarah Ehekircher\u2019s Groomer-Abuser, Disappears From Website of Houston\u2019s Magnolia Aquatic Club"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nby Irvin Muchnick<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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James Scott MacFarland, the coach whose grooming and abuse of then 17-year-old Sarah Ehekircher in the 1980s has led to a reopened investigation by the new U.S. Center for SafeSport, a meeting next week between Ehekircher and USA Swimming chief Tim Hinchey, and the interest of Colorado congresswoman Diana DeGette, has been removed from the website of the Magnolia Aquatic Club outside Houston, where he has been coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

Magnolia has done various rearranging and editing of MacFarland’s bio and removal of his photo in the weeks since Concussion Inc. first reported Ehekircher’s allegations on March 6. But now MacFarland appears to have no public presence at all with the team. We will seek comment from head coach Terry G. Jones, who has not responded to previous queries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 6th, 2018<\/div>\n
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Sarah Ehekircher Describes the American Swimming Coaches Association’s John Leonard As the Boss From Hell – And a Creep and Sex Harasser to Boot<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ASCA Boss John Leonard ‘Categorically Denies’ Sarah Ehekircher’s Sexual Harassment Allegations; Captive Swimming Industry Publication’s Article Also Smears Ehekircher and Concussion Inc.<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What Sarah Ehekircher Says ASCA’s John Leonard Told Her About His Military Career – And What Leonard Said About It in a 2012 Deposition<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 7th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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USA Swimming Chief Chuck Wielgus’s Email Response to Hearing of Sarah Ehekircher’s Grooming and Abuse by Coach Scott MacFarland: ‘My Gosh … I Am Copying Our Legal Counsel …’<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 8th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Center for SafeSport Is Revisiting Sarah Ehekircher’s Complaint to USA Swimming That Coach James Scott MacFarland Groomed and Had Sex With Her Beginning When She Was 17<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 16th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Congratulations to SwimSwam on Picking Up Our MacFarland-Ehekircher Coverage –<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 17th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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U.S. Center for SafeSport Must Carefully Shadow USA Swimming’s Disgraceful 2010 Hearing of Allegations Against James Scott MacFarland. First Stop: Pro-MacFarland Testimony From His Best Friend – ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Bob Gillett.<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 18th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Houston Chronicle to Cover U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Reopening of USA Swimming’s Investigation of Sarah Ehekircher’s Grooming-Abuse Allegations Against Coach James Scott MacFarland<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 25th, 2018<\/div>\n
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James Scott MacFarland – Accused Groomer-Abuser of Sarah Ehekircher – Is Scrubbed at Houston’s Magnolia Aquatic Club<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 26th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Confusion Surrounds James Scott MacFarland’s Status at Houston’s Magnolia Aquatic Club in Wake of U.S. Center for SafeSport’s New Investigation of Sarah Ehekircher’s Grooming-Abuse Allegations<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 26th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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While the World Watches, Sarah Ehekircher’s Case and Others Move Forward at the U.S. Center for SafeSport<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 28th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New SafeSport Center Probes Vague Charge Against Scott MacFarland; Abuse Victim Sarah Ehekircher Expresses Skepticism – Also Is Meeting With Congresswoman and USA Swimming Chief<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published April 22nd, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chris DeSantis on Sarah Ehekircher’s Upcoming Meeting With USA Swimming Chief Tim Hinchey<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published April 24th, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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