Investigation Highlights Failures in Youth Sports Safety

Recent investigations have shown that a prominent nonprofit sports organization, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), has become a shelter for coaches facing abuse allegations.

Molly Hensley-Clancy, a ProPublica reporter, is focused on uncovering how youth sports organizations fail in safeguarding athletes from abuse. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Signal at mollyhc.2112.

This investigation is a collaboration between The Washington Post and ProPublica, an independent investigative newsroom dedicated to exposing power abuses.

For over a year, extensive research has been conducted to identify how youth sports organizations have failed to protect children from sexual abuse. It highlights the systemic weaknesses that permit coaches, banned for misconduct, to continue working with young athletes.