Youth Sports Sex Abuse Lawyers

Fighting for Children & Adult Sex Abuse Survivors

Grewal Law is one of the country’s most recognized names in sexual abuse litigation, having filed against major defendants, corporations, multinational organizations, and more. We are currently investigating numerous claims of sexual assault carried out by people in positions of power within youth sports organizations across the country. If you or your child have been sexually assaulted by someone in a youth sports organization or youth sports club, then please call (888) 211-5798. Even if the sexual assault occurred many years ago when you were a child, you could still be entitled to justice and compensation through a lawsuit filed against the organization that enabled, harbored, or protected your abuser.

Major sexual abuse cases that we have handled include the following and more:

• United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC): Settled for $380 million on behalf of sexually abused Olympians.
• University of Michigan: Settled for $490 million; our team represented more than 200 survivors of sex abuse carried out by former UM doctor Robert Anderson.
• Michigan State University: Settled for $500 million; our team represented 111 of the 333 survivors in lawsuits for the sexual abuse carried out by former MSU doctor Larry Nassar.

Let us help tell your story. Call Grewal Law at (888) 211-5798 now.

Sexual Abuse & Youth Sports Clubs

Children who participate in youth sports clubs and organizations deserve to see their activity of choice as a safe space for their entertainment. It is inexcusable for any adult to violate that trust by using their position of power within a youth sports group to sexually abuse and assault children and teenagers. Furthermore, it is unacceptable for any youth program to allow such abuses to happen, even once. A responsible youth sports organization will take the appropriate steps to only hire trustworthy people into those roles, so no such harm ever happens.

People in positions of authority in youth sports clubs include:

• Coaches
• Referees
• Officials
• Nurses or doctors
• Sports assistants
• And others

Warning Signs of Child Sex Abuse

When children in youth sports programs have been sexually abused by a person in a position of authority, they might not immediately understand that something inappropriate and wrong has happened. Part of the problem is that children, especially young children, often implicitly trust people in authority, especially those in positions of power within school and/or sports settings. Children can have a difficult time accepting that an adult that they trusted would do something to harm them. As such, it is often up to an abused child’s parents to notice warning signs that sexual abuse has occurred.

Child sex abuse warning signs related to youth sports programs can include:

• Unusual amount of time spent with a particular sports official or coach.
• New interest in being around a specific sports official or coach.
• Sudden urgency to avoid any conversations about youth sports.
• Unexplained injuries, especially on or near private body parts.
• Sexually explicit photographs or videos on their phone or computer.
• Stories of any sort of touching between them and an adult in the youth sports group.

Please remember that this list of warning signs is not exhaustive. You should also remember that it is impossible for a minor, including teenagers, to consent to sexual contact with an adult. If your teenager has reported that they willingly engaged in sexual contact with a member of a youth sports organization, it is nonetheless sexual assault that should be addressed immediately and that could warrant a sexual abuse lawsuit.

Get a Confidential Consultation with Grewal Law

If your child was sexually abused by someone within a youth sports organization, then our sex abuse team at Grewal Law wants to talk to you right away. You might also have a chance to file a civil lawsuit against the liable party or parties if you were sexually abused years ago as a child involved in a youth sports program. We can also identify the appropriate defendants, based on the organizations that enabled or harbored the abuser, or that failed to stop the abuser.

Please contact us onlineor dial (888) 211-5798 to request a free, confidential consultation with the youth sports sex abuse attorneys who took on Michigan State University, Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics, and other powerful defendants—and won.