Re: U of U sex abuse scandal
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:02 pm
When it comes to sexual abuse, there is rarely just one victim.
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Yes. And if guilty as charged, I would not be surprised to see others come forth.SpiffCoug wrote:When it comes to sexual abuse, there is rarely just one victim.
Just one small correction to your post. There is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor. Minors cannot consent to it, because they are unable to legally, mentally, and emotionally make those kinds of decisions with adults.Cougarbib wrote:Yes. And if guilty as charged, I would not be surprised to see others come forth.SpiffCoug wrote:When it comes to sexual abuse, there is rarely just one victim.
But this accusation comes from a student who followed him to Utah after the alleged incident, had a falling out, and then made the accusation. It may or may not be true. We are supposed to assume innocent until proven guilty - but having no sympathy for sex offenders and knowing the challenges in proving it especially when it was consensual - sure - I am ok to assume guilty with this jerk unril he proves he is innocent.
But Chris Hill and U were not aware of this allegation until very recently and the U does not have 15-year old swimmers.
But they did have numerous complaints about physically and emotionally abusive coaching and retaliation towards whistle blowers.
It was not clear if the 2nd hand info from the friend of the girl who told her the coach bought beer for her had reported that to the AD or his staff. If they knew about that and did nothing - BAM.
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Totally agree but you missed the point. The point is this: it is extremely difficult to convict a perpetrator when the underage girl consented - because usually, she is the only witness, she usually will not testify or worse yet will lie to protect him, and of course the physical evidence was not obtained because there was no complaint AT THAT TIME so no physical evidence was gathered.hawkwing wrote:Just one small correction to your post. There is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor. Minors cannot consent to it, because they are unable to legally, mentally, and emotionally make those kinds of decisions with adults.Cougarbib wrote:Yes. And if guilty as charged, I would not be surprised to see others come forth.SpiffCoug wrote:When it comes to sexual abuse, there is rarely just one victim.
But this accusation comes from a student who followed him to Utah after the alleged incident, had a falling out, and then made the accusation. It may or may not be true. We are supposed to assume innocent until proven guilty - but having no sympathy for sex offenders and knowing the challenges in proving it especially when it was consensual - sure - I am ok to assume guilty with this jerk until he proves he is innocent.
But Chris Hill and U were not aware of this allegation until very recently and the U does not have 15-year old swimmers.
But they did have numerous complaints about physically and emotionally abusive coaching and retaliation towards whistle blowers.
It was not clear if the 2nd hand info from the friend of the girl who told her the coach bought beer for her had reported that to the AD or his staff. If they knew about that and did nothing - BAM.
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FYI regarding utah lawhawkwing wrote:Just one small correction to your post. There is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor. Minors cannot consent to it, because they are unable to legally, mentally, and emotionally make those kinds of decisions with adults.Cougarbib wrote:Yes. And if guilty as charged, I would not be surprised to see others come forth.SpiffCoug wrote:When it comes to sexual abuse, there is rarely just one victim.
But this accusation comes from a student who followed him to Utah after the alleged incident, had a falling out, and then made the accusation. It may or may not be true. We are supposed to assume innocent until proven guilty - but having no sympathy for sex offenders and knowing the challenges in proving it especially when it was consensual - sure - I am ok to assume guilty with this jerk unril he proves he is innocent.
But Chris Hill and U were not aware of this allegation until very recently and the U does not have 15-year old swimmers.
But they did have numerous complaints about physically and emotionally abusive coaching and retaliation towards whistle blowers.
It was not clear if the 2nd hand info from the friend of the girl who told her the coach bought beer for her had reported that to the AD or his staff. If they knew about that and did nothing - BAM.
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Does anyone else read that as almost implying Dr. Hill as the athletic director isn't really in charge of all the sports within the athletic department.While [Dr. Chris] Hill does not oversee the swimming program directly, Yahoo! Sports has obtained several letters addressed to him from students and their parents dating as far back as 2008 detailing allegations of abuse by Winslow.
+1. Ultimately, the buck has to stop somewhere. Though, for his "defensive" purposes, Hill will claim "Hey, don't come after me, I wasn't really in charge of swimming." To me, that's a weak claim at best. It's dishonest at worst. He is the AD - right?SpiffCoug wrote:Latest from Yahoo! Sports:
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Can someone explain this line to me?Does anyone else read that as almost implying Dr. Hill as the athletic director isn't really in charge of all the sports within the athletic department.While [Dr. Chris] Hill does not oversee the swimming program directly, Yahoo! Sports has obtained several letters addressed to him from students and their parents dating as far back as 2008 detailing allegations of abuse by Winslow.
It doesn't matter if his oversight is direct or not. He's the boss of the athletic department. If it's a school sponsored sport, he's the final boss.
Apparently - if the allegations are to be believed - the hierarchy ended at the head coach. He seems to have been the final arbiter of all things swimming.hawkwing wrote:Who does oversee the swimming? What's the hierarchy?