New Lawsuit by Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard Alleges USA Swimming’s Quest for Profit Allowed Serial Sexual Predator Andy King to Abuse Young East Bay Swimmer
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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(Case #: HG21112559)
Key Points:
- (Case #: HG21112559)
In addition to USA Swimming, affiliates Pacific Swimming and San Ramon Valley Aquatics are defendants in the lawsuit. - Like other young girls coached by King, A.H. dreamed of becoming an Olympic swimmer when she joined San Ramon Valley Aquatics in the late 1970s.
- By the early 1980s, when A.H. was around 12 years old, King began grooming her to accept his sexual advances.
- In 1991, a USA Swimming committee acknowledged the sexual abuse problem and recommended that steps be taken to protect young athletes.