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Video (4 mins.): http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vide...ing-sexual-abuse-allegations-olympic-53699708Did anyone see the story on Good Morning America this morning, and can report what was discussed?
Video (4 mins.): http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vide...ing-sexual-abuse-allegations-olympic-53699708Did anyone see the story on Good Morning America this morning, and can report what was discussed?
My point was that whether he has top students or not doesn't matter. If he is still listed as available to coach, which he was, then that was a problem, which for the time being, has been remedied.It matters because he was accused 20 years ago. Nothing happened. Why? Now he is irrelevant and suddenly it feels good for everyone to absolve their conscience and prosecute him when he's no longer useful.
Ask yourself, if Callaghan were a top coach right now, would this be in the news? Would the association do everything to sweep it under the rug because he was producing results? How many FSUers would die on a cross for him because they felt personally invested in the success of him and their favorite skater(s)?
Tara is way too young to know of anything first hand re: Maurizi or the allegations of abuse of others back in the 80’s and before. Anything she knows would likely be the same rumors that have been around for years. It’s very disconcerting to hear that USFS tried to discourage him from giving the interview.I think they are still trying to sweep it under the rug. The interviewer on gma said that that usfs tried to discourage Maurizi from going on the show. I didn't realize that the usfsa had simply dismissed the case on a technical basis rather than investigating it in 1999 though. Now, I am not sure who is telling the truth- there are people supporting Maurizi's side (more now than back then), and some on Callaghan's. I haven't heard a peep from Todd ( although I imagine he would back Callaghan's side of the story), Tara, or Nicole. Kirk's statement that he was a control freak and that she didn't think he had the technical ability to fix her jumps (although he fixed Nicole's) have made think my original impression that Callaghan and Maurizi had an consensual affair after Craig was of age might be wrong though. I would like to know Tara's and Nicole's opinions of what happened.
Damn that interview was painful to watch.
U.S. Figure Skating tried to discourage Maurizi from doing that interview. They still don't get it!
This story has been in the mainstream news since Friday when this thread was started originally. The Yahoo article is the same ABC news article that was posted here yesterday (post #74) with GMA's Maurizi interview now embedded.
It isn't impressive. It's a sign that there are cookies on your hard drive that tell Yahoo News that you are a figure skating fan.It’s more mainstream than ever now...first headline that popped up as I now opened my internet! Considering all of this morning’s news (Tillerson & all), that’s impressive.
Damn that interview was painful to watch.
Kudos to him for going public with this again in order to force this issue into daylight, even though talking about it in front of TV cameras is clearly a very difficult and mortifying thing for him.
If this story proves to be true, and I don't any reasons to not believe it, US Figure Skating needs to be investigated, and everyone involved in the cover-up fired and prosecuted.
According to the ABC video, Maurizi's petition in 1999 included statements of support from others who said that Callaghan had acted similarly toward them. If their mindset was that complaints had to be made within sixty days, it's not surprising they didn't want to bother and still want, today, to suppress any potential revelations.Here's a very naive question. I understand that the prior grievance policy had a 60-day timeliness requirement. But since the allegations were of criminal behavior, shouldn't and couldn't USFS have investigated anyway? Maybe they wouldn't have been able to act on Maurizi's allegations, but maybe they would have uncovered other victims? And sure, they're saying no one else has complained. Well who would when they see that it got Maurizi nowhere?
Why would USFS care? Not their circus and not their monkeys...
I just looked up His Oilyness on the USFS coach compliance list (http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/CoachCompliance1718.pdf). He is noted to have submitted proof of PSA liability insurance but no background check or CERs. That means he can't coach at USFS tests or comps (the testing enforcement depends on how diligent the host club is) but I guess Hackensack (or wherever he is coaching) doesn't require coaches to be USFS-certified. There are rinks in my area that don't and those that do - not every rink's mgmt is aware of USFS policies or bothers to follow them, since they are not officially required to. There are some rinks, particularly those run by a municipality, that require any staff to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background check as part of state laws that require that for teachers and anyone else working with children - those are done through the state police.Depending on the policies at the rink(s) where he coaches, Morozov may have been required to obtain USFS certification (background check, continuing ed courses (which are online and consist of reading material and passing a quiz), PSA liability insurance). In which case, his predatory activities would be very much USFS's monkeys. But there would have to be ethics complaints or criminal charges filed against him for him to be 'red-lighted'.
Here's a very naive question. I understand that the prior grievance policy had a 60-day timeliness requirement. But since the allegations were of criminal behavior, shouldn't and couldn't USFS have investigated anyway? ...
So are you saying that USFS should have reported the matter to the police, or that Maurizi should have taken that route, or both?When the allegations concern criminal behavior, the proper move is to contact law enforcement or the protective services -- especially since the criminal statute of limitations may differ from the USFS's internal rules. The reporting laws provide protection if the report is made to the appropriate authorities, but not for internal investigations.
So are you saying that USFS should have reported the matter to the police, or that Maurizi should have taken that route, or both?
i don't understand why you and others keep talking about minors and rape, when my comments exclude and condemn these options.The point you are missing is that such relationships can be characterized by a power imbalance. For that reason, minors have to be protected and statutory rape has to be distinguished from rape.
The rules book says that student/teacher relationship is an issue, posters here said "even if a student after the teacher, teacher should refuse", and many condemn situations when it happens, Morozov for example.As to the 19 year old and 35 year old, I don't know that anyone can say that they cannot have a relationship.
Power imbalance exists in relationships formed outside of teach/student or employee/boss settings. Why single out sports, places of employment?But power imbalances still exist, and are common among women and men particularly - the extent varying depending on women's rights and statuses as well as the men's status and the way in which they exercise power. The young trophy wife and the rich old man is one common relationship with a power imbalance. And I really don't want to argue with you that the young trophy wife is the one with the power - it's the kind of claim you might make, as you do like to be contrary.
It's subjective at what age one becomes mature and can handle break up and how one handles break up or "imbalanced relationship" as you put it, or! even if one sees/feels that such relationship are "imbalanced". Just because you think so, does not mean it is a reality for this couple.The example of Megan Duhamel and her husband was given as one between a coach-student in which there was mutual consent. But she was in her late 20s, although even then a power imbalance could be at play.
I don't know where you come up with these assumptions of "evil powerful men". I never met a man who has more power than me (except physically stronger sometimes). Some were taller, stronger, had more money, higher in rank at work, critical service providers and professionals in the areas i have no expertise in... But they don't have any power over me or other women, what power? what can he do to me in a relationship with more money or a better job? nothing.. if there are laws that protect your from violence, theft, etc... Even if he has more money and can skip on me out of town on a private jet, i'd be just as upset if he ran out of my apartment on foot eating my last cookie...My point is that power imbalances exist in consensual adult relationships, usually with the man having the greater amount of power. These imbalances are reflective of society at large, so eliminating them is a huge challenge that societies are quite far away from.
I don't have a whole lot to add here, but I do remember this being a big story for about a week following the 1999 Worlds-- just a few days after the event was over or maybe even while the event was finishing up IIRC. I was 12 at the time, but even then I thought it was weird how it (quickly) just went away and everyone seemed to go on their happy paths.
Fast forward to now, and I agree that USFS needs an investigation not only into then (even with a 60-day rule), but also present day figuring out why they still want things to be hush-hush. The federation needed a major overhaul to begin with, but I'd guess this is really going to send things over the top.
But, until then, as they suggest, #getup
I remember hearing about it around that time as well. I was also surprised that there was no real follow-through. From what I remember though, it was like Fox or something that did some sort of special where this was discussed and it was given the tabloid news treatment.
This? it's not about Callaghan, just Pasha-sex... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w227JiWLImMThere was a cheesy FOX special in 1999 or 2000 called On Thin Ice: The Dark Side of Skating. I don’t see it on YouTube but I’m on mobile and navigation isn’t great. I can’t remember if they addressed the Callaghan story, but I do remember all of the stories had really awful reenactments.