Penalty Example: 5 million for soccer players who have suffered abuse

The Women’s Soccer League of the United States (NWSL) He agreed to create a fund of 5 million dollars which to supply compensation to players who have experienced sexual harassment and abuse for more than a decade, announced on Wednesday in a statement the general prosecutors of Three states of the country.

Specifically, New York General Prosecutors, Letitia James; of Columbia’s Ditrito, Brian L. Schwalb; And from Illinois, Kwame Raoul, it was detailed that they began an investigation after complaints that some players made some players in 2021 and they referred to recent years.

“General prosecutors have concluded that the NWSL has been killed by a culture of inappropriate and abusive behavior, including sexual harassment and discrimination based on gender, race and sexual orientation,” said the legal document of the Agreement.

The agreement was administered by former Barbara Jones, who served 17 years in the federal court for the Southern District of New York.

In addition, from now on, radical reforms should be launched with the application of new protocols to improve the safety and efficient -being of players.

It is defined in better mechanisms to report abuses or prohibits coaches to have exclusive control over the residence of soccer players and their medical decisions, among other steps.

In 2021, players from across the NWSL criticized the misconduct and abuse of coaches and referees to return more than a decade ago. Many of these complaints are aware of the NWSL but most of all ignored, prosecutors said.

After the complaints, two separate investigations were initiated, one including the NWSL and the NWSL (NWSLPA) Player Association, and another of the US football federation.

“This investigation was initiated by the NWSLPA because players refused to silence against systematic abuse,” said Meghann Burke, former soccer player and executive director of NWSLPA.

Three years ago, the General Prosecutors of New York, Illinois and Columbia district opened their own investigation and, according to their results, there were verbal and sexually abusing players, taking reprisals where they resisted or criticized it in public.