VallejoSun Article: Change in state law reveals decades-old allegation of sexual abuse by Vallejo high school wrestling coach
John Winer, a senior partner at Winer, Burritt & Scott, who specializes in sexual abuse cases, said coaches are often in a position to take more control over kids’ lives under the guise of taking care of them. “Schools will create policies that are pretty good, but there’s nobody enforcing them,” Winer said. “Most of the policies seem to have to do with teachers and classrooms, and [when] you get to after-school sports at the school, it’s like the wild, wild west.”
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