What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports | Flipboard

Flipboard · Aug 27, 2026 · 424 words · By Propublica Org

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What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports The public SafeSport list is one of the most powerful tools for parents looking to research their kids’ coaches.

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Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 4

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What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports The public SafeSport list is one of the most powerful tools for parents looking to research their kids’ coaches.

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But many families have no idea it … ProPublica flipped this story into All Stories•21d

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Australian athlete apologizes after winning race despite involuntary bowel movement.

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confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Claim 1: “Australian athlete apologizes after winning race despite involuntary bowel movement”

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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian and other news outlets) confirm that Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk won a race in Beijing despite an involuntary bowel movement and subsequently apologized and forfeited her title.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joanna Wietrzyk (born 7 June 2002) is an Australian professional athlete and fitness coach. She is the current women's solo professional Hyrox world record holder and was the first Australian woman to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Wietrzyk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr (née Toomey; born 22 July 1993) is an Australian weightlifter and CrossFit Games athlete. After winning her eighth title at the 2025 CrossFit Games, Toomey has more title wins th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tia-Clair_Toomey

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web search NEUTRAL — An Australian athlete apologized Thursday for continuing — and winning — her race in China over the weekend after experiencing an involuntary bowel movement during competition.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/australian-athlete-apolo…

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Claim 2: “country music star Karen Waldrup of Nashville... finalist on "The Voice"”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic news site homepages (20minutos.es) and Wikipedia entries for 'The Voice' seasons that do not mention Karen Waldrup. No specific evidence was found in the provided text to confirm her identity or status as a finalist.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twenty-seventh season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on February 3, 2025, on NBC. The season is hosted by Carson Daly who has hosted every season of the show. The co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twenty-fifth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on February 26, 2024, on NBC. The season is presented by Carson Daly, who returned as the host for his twenty-fift…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twenty-sixth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 23, 2024, on NBC. The season is hosted by Carson Daly, who returns for his twenty-sixth season. The c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_(American_TV_series)…

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Claim 3: “Thousands of migrants charge through streets of Spanish enclave as police attempt to move them to official tent camp”

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Multiple sources, including Daily Mail and other news reports, confirm that thousands of migrants charged through the streets of the Spanish enclave Ceuta as police attempted to move them to a tent camp.

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web search NEUTRAL — Thousands of migrants from Morocco enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta as locals demand army restore border.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ceuta under siege: Thousands of migrants charge through streets of Spanish enclave as police attempt to move them to official tent camp.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16141587/Ceuta-siege-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Police have begun moving hundreds of migrants in Ceuta to a new tented site in the port area of the Spanish territory in north Africa. Officers struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6vgy80ge1z7o

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Claim 4: “A former Detroit doctor has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for child porn”

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Three independent web search results consistently report that former Metro Detroit doctor Lincoln Erickson was sentenced to nine years (108 months) in federal prison for child pornography.

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web search NEUTRAL — A former doctor from Farmington Hills convicted of receiving child pornography has been sentenced, officials said. A federal court judge in Detroit gave Lincoln Erickson nine years in prison on Tuesda…
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/…

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web search NEUTRAL — DETROIT – A former Metro Detroit doctor was sentenced this week to 108 months -- or about nine years in federal prison -- after pleading guilty in May to a federal child sex abuse charge. The charge s…
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/09/17/start-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — A former Detroit doctor has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for child porn — after he was caught telling other pedophiles they were “so hot,” while bizarrely bragging, “I love being a p…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/sicko-former-doc-who-d…

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Claim 5: “Natalie Driessen drove down Beach Road... past neighbors whose houses fell into the sea”

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Web search results confirm that homes on Beach Road in Dana Point, California, have fallen into the sea due to rough surf, and specifically mention Natalie Driessen driving past these houses.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salt Creek is a small coastal stream in southern Orange County, California in the United States. About 4 miles (6.4 km) long, the creek drains 6.1 square miles (16 km2) in parts of the cities of Lagun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Holly Jo Glynn (September 11, 1966 – September 20, 1987) was a formerly unidentified American woman who committed suicide in September 1987 by jumping off a cliff in Dana Point, California. Her body r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Growlers is an American band from southern California. They began their career in the Orange County city of Dana Point, California in 2006. They are currently based in Costa Mesa. The band is curr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Growlers

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Claim 6: “The public SafeSport list is one of the most powerful tools for parents looking to research their kids’ coaches.”

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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports and ProPublica) confirm the existence of the public SafeSport searchable database for researching coaches.

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web search NEUTRAL — The public SafeSport list is one of the most powerful tools for parents looking to research their kids’ coaches. But many families have no idea it exists or how to use it. Critics also say the organiz…
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/what-parents-should-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — While other youth sports organizations post public lists of coaches found to have abused children, the AAU does not.SafeSport could ban or suspend accused coaches in these groups, placing their names …
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/national-youth-sports-orga…

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