California Court of Appeal Revives Civil Molestation Case Against USA TAEKWONDO

By Leticia F. Valencia & Jeff Birren, Senior Writer   USA Taekwondo (“USAT”) had a coach who had sex with young girl athletes. When complaints were received and investigated, nothing changed (Yazmin Brown et al v. USA TAEKWONDO (“USAT”), Marc Gitelman, The United States Olympic Committee (“USOC”) et al, California Court of Appeal, Case No. B280550, Second Appellate District, Division Seven, (“USAT”) (10-8-19) at 5). Apparently, this became known to USAT’s ethics committee