Sex in society
FILE - USA Curling CEO Jeff Plush applauds a presentation by a member of the U.S. Wheelchair Curling Team prior to evening competition at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Nov. 18, 2021. A majority of USA Curling's diversity task force has called for the removal of Plush as the national governing body’s CEO, accusing him of failing to act when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse and other misconduct while serving as the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Curling CEO resigns in wake of soccer abuse investigation

By Eddie Pells And Jimmy Golen Oct. 28, 2022 07:55 PM EDT

FILE - Toni Minichiello looks on during the women's heptathlon at the Hypo Meeting in Goetzis, Austria, May 26, 2012. The coach who helped British track and field star Jessica Ennis-Hill to Olympic and world titles was effectively banned for life Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 for misconduct including sexually physical behavior with athletes over a 15-year period. Minichiello was found guilty by a tribunal of four charges that amounted to “gross breaches of trust,” the U.K. Athletics governing body said. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)
British track coach banned for life for sexual misconduct

Aug. 09, 2022 07:26 AM EDT

FILE - A silhouette of a snowboarder in action in a heat during the FIS World Cup snowboarding big air competition at the Battersea Power Station in London, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team sought to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime coach, they received conflicting information that left them unsure of where to turn — or whether they wanted to pursue the cases at all. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
Sex abuse case in snowboarding exposes flaws in reporting

By Eddie Pells Apr. 14, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

FILE - Zhou Xiaoxuan, a Chinese woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a TV host, speaks to her supporters as she arrives at a courthouse in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. In the case that first defined the Chinese #MeToo movement, activist Zhou sued state TV host Zhu Jun only after he sued her for defamation first. She accused him of groping her when she was a young intern at CCTV. After initially receiving public support and media coverage, Zhou now gets messages attacking her every day and has been banned from posting on her Twitter-like Weibo account for a year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 01:42 AM EST

FILE - Peng Shuai of China reacts after scoring a point against Monica Niculescu of Romania during their women's singles match of the China Open tennis tournament at the Diamond Court in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The head of the women’s professional tennis tour announced Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, that all WTA tournaments would be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former high-ranking government official in that country of sexual assault.(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
IOC says it had 2nd video call with tennis player Peng Shuai

Dec. 02, 2021 01:19 PM EST

FILE - China's Peng Shuai waves after losing to Canada Eugenie Bouchard in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 15, 2019. Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai appeared Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 in a live video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions

By Stephen Wade Nov. 22, 2021 03:39 AM EST

FILE - In this June 4, 2012, file photo, former assistant United States Attorney Reid Schar speaks during an interview in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. Team owner Rocky Wirtz, CEO Danny Wirtz and former federal prosecutor Reid Schar, who ran the investigation, are scheduled to speak. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe

By Jay Cohen And Stephen Whyno Oct. 26, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2021 file photo, Simone Biles, of the United States, watches gymnasts perform after she exited the team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. Biles and Naomi Osaka are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human beings ever face. But being a young Black woman -- which, in American life, comes with its own built-in pressure to perform -- entails much more than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example

By Aaron Morrison, Astrid Galvan And Deepti Hajela Aug. 03, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug.26, 2019 file photo, Natalia Kuziutina of Russia, left, competes against Amandine Buchard of France during a women's -52 kilogram semi-final of the World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Monday. Six French athletes have spoken about being gay and shared difficult experiences they had during their formative years, among them Amandine Buchard. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Six French athletes talk about being gay, share experiences

Jun. 22, 2021 09:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2013, file photo, Bahram Hojreh coaches youngsters at at the USA Water Polo National Training Center in Los Alamitos, Calif. A dozen female water polo players who accused their coach of sexual abuse will split nearly $14 million after settling a lawsuit against USA Water Polo and a California club. The athletes alleged that International Water Polo Club and the national governing organization for the sport failed to protect them from abuse by coach Bahram Hojreh from 2012 to 2017. (Rose Palmisano/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
Water polo players get $14 million in sex abuse settlement

By Brian Melley Jun. 07, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for the Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who recently revealed that she was the victim of a sexual assault, allegedly by a senior sports official in 1998. In an interview with The Associated Press, Bekatorou said she was glad those revelations are having an impact in a country long accustomed to cronyism and senior-level impunity.   (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
AP Interview: Olympic champion adds voice to #MeToo movement

By Derek Gatopoulos And Theodora Tongas Feb. 06, 2021 02:51 AM EST

Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou, meets with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Bekatorou has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games. Bekatorou made the allegation Thursday Jan. 14, 2021 while speaking at an online event organized by the ministry of culture and sport. (Alkis Konstantinidis /Pool via AP)
Olympic champion's abuse claim triggers debate in Greece

By Derek Gatopoulos And Costas Kantouris Jan. 20, 2021 11:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar, former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts, appears in Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Mich. A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday May 13, 2020 against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon arising from Nassar's sexual assault scandal. Simon was ordered to trial last year on charges that she lied to police about her knowledge of a sexual misconduct complaint against Nassar, who was a campus doctor and now is serving decades in prison. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)
How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others

May. 13, 2020 01:46 PM EDT

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