‘It’s An Epidemic’: Disturbing Student-Coach Sex Scandals Coaches are meant to be mentors who inspire athletes to reach their highest potential — but in some cases, they can also be hidden predators who take advantage of their position of authority to manipulate, sexually abuse, and traumatize those in their care. Emilie Morris was a bright, ambitious 16-year-old when her 29-year-old cross-country coach allegedly played a sexually charged game of “chicken” with her in a park one afternoon as other teammates played capture the flag nearby. According to Morris, the abuse would only continue from there with the pair regularly having oral sex — whether it was at ... Jerry Sandusky: The shocking child sexual abuse allegations made against Jerry Sandusky catapulted the issue of sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted coach into the public conscious — sparking controversy and costing Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno his job. Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator at Penn State, was accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period, NPR reported in 2012. Sandusky abused kids he met through his charity, The Second Mile, which was designed to help troubled boys. Eight victims took the stand to testify about the abuse in Sandusky’s 2012 trial — which ranged from ... Julie Correa: Kristen Cunnane’s harrowing story of sexual abuse, harassment, and manipulation by middle school teacher and coach Julie Correa is like something out of the movie “Fatal Attraction.” Correa, once a teacher at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School in Moraga, California, became so obsessed with her one-time student, she often broke into Cunnane’s home and hid in her closet for hours waiting for her to return home, CBS News reported in 2014. Correa even forced Cunnane to have sex with her in her childhood bedroom as Cunnane’s parents slept down the hall after breaking in and hiding under her bed. “I just ... Andrew King: Andrew King, a former head coach at San Jose Aquatics, was a respected coach in his field, often working with young Olympic swimming hopefuls. But there was also a dark side to King, who was accused of having a long 31-year history of sexually abusing the young girls in his charge, according to The Mercury News. It’s believed he molested at least a dozen girls during his coaching career dating back to 1978, the Associated Press reported in 2010. According to court documents obtained by The Mercury News in 2009, King allegedly had a preference for girls 10 to 17 ... Larry Nassar: The arrest of respected USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar rocked the gymnastics community and uncovered decades of abuse perpetrated against hundreds of victims. Nassar had been a world-renowned sports physician treating America’s Olympic gymnasts and other hopefuls when allegations of sexual abuse surfaced in The Indianapolis Star in 2016 by two former gymnasts who claimed that the doctor had molested them during routine medical visits. The women said Nassar had fondled their genitals and breasts during the visits, with one woman reporting that Nassar had appeared visibly aroused during the exam. The accusations would prompt hundreds ... Normandie Burgos: In 2006, popular high school tennis coach Normandie Burgos was accused of inappropriately touching his students during massages and physical exams — but four years later, the case would end in a mistrial and Burgos would resume coaching young boys. Many of the parents rallied behind him, raising at least $15,000 to help with his defense fund and showing up in court proceedings to show their support, The New York Times reported in 2020. As a gay man, he claimed that the charges against him had been the result of homophobia, the paper reported. Burgos was fired from Tamalpais High ... Continue reading... https://www.oxygen.com/the-case-die...case-died-with-her-student-coach-sex-scandals | Find in Internet Archives | [google]‘It’s An Epidemic’: Disturbing Student-Coach Sex Scandals[/google]
