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through force, manipulation, emotional abuse, intimidation, and retaliation." Fletcher said that Foley sexually assaulted her at a U.S. team camp when she was 19, and again at a post-race event at the
Olympics. Former national team member Erin O'Malley alleged that she was "sexually assaulted and
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Olympics. In 2001, he was named USSS Coach of the Year, and in 2021 he was selected by USSS as Snowboard Coach of the Year. He was fired by USSS in March 2022, after
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eventually rolled her over and ejaculated on her back. She alleged that he sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions. One former athlete said that she was asleep in a hotel room when Foley slid in behind her, reached his "arm over my body and
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harassed ... by Foley, who exploited their unequal power dynamic." Foley and the other defendants asked the court to throw out the lawsuit; a hearing is set for
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