South Africa: SSA and SASCOC Fail Swimmers After Abuse Allegations

press release

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for an urgent investigation into an international report that executives at Swim South Africa (SSA), some of who serve on the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) board, have failed to report allegations of sexual abuse of minors to the South African Police Service (SAPS) as required by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007.

The Guardian reported that a police investigation was only launched after the Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) alerted authorities that sexual abuses allegedly reported to Alan Fritz, President of SSA and SASCOC board member, and Ron Andrews, SSA executive committee member, were never reported to SAPS.

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