Athlete tells parliamentary committee Gymnastics Canada's handling of abuse broke him

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Athlete tells parliamentary committee Gymnastics Canada's handling of abuse broke him
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He joined several athletes who have testified in front of both the Heritage and Status of Women committees in recent months about abuse in Canadian sport.

When he told a coach and a complaint was lodged in 2019, Sheehan says Gymnastics Canada told him the matter was no longer under its jurisdiction because the therapist was no longer an employee.Sheehan learned four other individuals had come forward about their experiences with the therapist.

Kerr, a University of Toronto professor specializing in maltreatment in sport, appeared at a Heritage committee hearing last week. Kerr didn’t immediately respond to an email Monday requesting comment, but she told MPs last week a judicial inquiry would eat up precious time to make sport safer.Article content

Others questioned Monday by MPs included Paralympic basketball player and AthletesCAN board member Bo Hedges and Western University assistant professor MacIntosh Ross, who represented Scholars Against Abuse in Canadian Sport. “We cannot solely rely on it being accomplished through e-learnings and resources people can quickly check off their list by clicking a button,” he explained.

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