Ex-Coach Sentenced to 10 Years for Raping Star Skater

NEW YORK TIMES

A former national speedskating coach in South Korea was sentenced on Thursday to more than a decade in prison on charges of raping an Olympic athlete.

The coach, Cho Jae-beom, was accused of rape in 2019 by Shim Suk-hee, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in short-track speedskating who said he had sexually assaulted her repeatedly starting when she was 17. A district court in the city of Suwon sentenced Mr. Cho to 10 years and six months in prison, along with 200 hours of treatment in a program for sex offenders. read more »

Greece #MeToo: Women ending silence of sport abuse shake Greece

BBC

When former Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou revealed she had been sexually assaulted by an unnamed Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) executive, few realized her powerful testimony would prompt a #Metoo movement in Greek sport.

Inspired by Sofia Bekatorou's courage and angered by the federation's cynicism, more athletes began going public with experiences of sexual harassment and abuse using the hashtag #metisofia (on Sofia's side). Now the Greek president has praised the former champion for ending a "conspiracy of silence" and the government says her story has shaken not just sport, but society as a whole. read more »

Sherlyn Chopra accuses filmmaker Sajid Khan of sexual harassment

TIMES OF INDIA

Actress Sherlyn Chopra has accused filmmaker Sajid Khan of sexual harassment, leaving the entire Bollywood film fraternity and fans shocked.

In a tweet, the actress recalled her meeting with the ace filmmaker in the year 2005, post the demise of her father. Her tweet reads, 'When I had met him in April 2005, a few days after my father’s demise, he had taken his private part out of his pants and had asked me to feel it. I remember having told him that I know how it feels like & that the purpose of my meeting with him was not to feel or rate it." read more »