Do coaches abuse their power?

April 7, 2015

From youth sports to Olympic training grounds, the problem of sexual abuse among coaches has been reported at all levels

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Do coaches abuse their power?

Anthony Collaro was 10 and dreaming of a career in pro baseball when he met his future college coach, Spiro Lempesis, at a camp. By the time Collaro was in high school, he claims Lempesis began abusing him. When Collaro arrived in college, he says the coach pressured him into making sexually explicit videos in his office at the school. The coach was later fired. In a rare interview, Lempesis speaks with Lori Jane Gliha, as she explores a culture vulnerable to sexual assault.


 

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