This National Youth Sports Organization Is Failing to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse

Reporting Highlights Promised Reforms: The Amateur Athletic Union said it would implement “historic” reforms after a child sex abuse scandal in 2011, including mandatory training. It still hasn’t done so. “People Tried to Cover It Up”: A few years later, the AAU exonerated a top executive accused of sexual abuse without interviewing a single witness. Banned Coaches: The AAU said it would bar coaches banned for misconduct by other youth sports groups. But we found eight banned coaches working with kids in the AAU. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In the competitive world of youth sports, few organizations have a reach as vast as the Amateur Athletic Union. With 760,000 athletes and coaches nationwide, the AAU hosts competitions in dozens o