The sexual abuse cases in the NWSL continue to come to light after the report published on October 3 in which it was revealed that said problem was systemicwhich has generated great controversy in American women’s soccer and worldwide, as well as in North American sports in general.
This Saturday, the president of US Soccer, Cindy Parlow Cone, revealed in an interview with the program CNN’s New Day that at least three new allegations of misconduct have surfaced and cases of abuse in the United States women’s league as a result of the aforementioned report.
Parlow Cone limited himself to giving details about these new cases in order to cover the identity of the complainants, however, He highlighted the courage that those involved have begun to have to take courage thanks to the report and go out to expose the cases that are not yet known.
“One of the best things to come out of this report is that it encourages more people to put the front end to use. I hope that more people feel safe to file their complaints and to report it because this is very important. We’re not going to be able to eradicate it unless more brave people come forward to say it,” Parlow revealed in interviews with CNN.
Likewise, the president of the federation revealed that she sent the new reports on abuse cases to the corresponding authorities so that their investigation can begin. and soon details can be disclosed and the corresponding charges will be applied to those involved and seek to eradicate the problem in its entirety.
“This is going to be a long process. There’s not going to be a quick fix.”added the president of US Soccer.
A show of support for the victims of abuse was given this Friday during the game at Wembley between the USWNT and the England team, since the soccer players of both teams wore a blue armband as a sign of protest against sexual violence and in support of those who have gone through such situations.
