Peter Foley Wiki – Peter Foley Biography
Three former US snowboarders, including an Olympic bronze medalist, filed a lawsuit against their fired former coach, the National Snowboarding Federation and the US Olympic Committee in US district court in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 2.
The lawsuit alleges that Peter Foley, US Ski and Snowboard (USSS) and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) engaged in sex trafficking, harassment, conspiracy and cover-up of dozens of acts of sexual assault and misconduct.
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Peter Foley is 66 years old.
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Three-time Olympian Rosey Fletcher, former national team member Erin O’Malley and 2010 Olympian Callan Chythlook-Sifsof have detailed horrific sexual assaults and harassment against Foley, while the federation turned a blind eye to the actions of him for decades. The lawsuit also alleges that Foley, the National Federation, its former CEO Gale ‘Tiger’ Shaw, and the USOPC “conspired and acted in concert to commit unlawful acts.” Foley was a former US Olympic coach.
He was the head coach of US Ski and Snowboard since 1994 before being fired in March 2022 after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. The lawsuit alleges that Foley took advantage of his position of trust with the athletes to “force sexual acts through force, manipulation, emotional abuse, intimidation and retaliation,” according to the Daily Mail.
“Foley abuse was reported to USSS and USOPC executives numerous times by various athletes who were trained by Foley, but no action was taken.” Ski & Snowboard USA said it was aware of the allegations and reported them to the US Center for SafeSport, which handles reports of sexual abuse within the Olympic movement.
Bronze medalist Fletcher has claimed she was sexually assaulted at the age of 19 at a US team camp and again at a post-race event at the Olympics. Fletcher claimed that she initially reported the abuse to ESPN anonymously. O’Malley claimed to have been “‘sexually assaulted and harassed at USSS and USOPC sponsored competitions by Foley, who exploited her unequal power dynamic.”
Former national team member O’Malley said Foley mentally and physically abused her when she was just 15 in the presence of Fletcher. “Foley began groping Erin and trying to forcefully kiss her, all without her consent,” the lawsuit states, adding: “For nearly twenty years, trainers and executives from both organizations condoned Foley’s behavior, refused to act and helped cover up Foley’s behavior.
behavior, allowing her to continue the pattern of abusing him.” However, it was only after whistleblower ex-Olympic snowboarder Chythlook-Sifsof first raised the allegations against Foley that they were released to the public. Chythlook-Sifsof took to Instagram to detail Foley’s disgraced actions in February 2022 along with a series of Instagram posts. At the time, Foley categorically denied the accusations made against him.
He said in a statement: “I am shocked by the allegations. I vehemently deny the allegations. I am doing everything I can to focus on supporting athletes at the Olympic Games.” USSS placed Foley on furlough in February 2022 before being fired a month later.
The lawsuit filed against Foley alleges that he used the power of his charge to commit countless unintended and consensual sexual misconduct against athletes. The suit seeks an unspecified amount of money in damages.
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