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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone given a good reason why the Board handed over the letter of complaint to the Coach this past summer (before he was arrested)? Anyone had to know that would chill further complaints. The justifications in the article, such as that the girls had not requested confidentiality, seemed pretty weak. I believe that many of the crew parents did not have all the facts, but that one fairly recent decision by the Board members seems pretty indefensible given that these concerns had been raised before.  [/quote]

Zero knowledge beyond the article, but if I had to guess, the coach and board members had longstanding, probably overly friendly relationships. The tactics this guy was using with teens are the very same tactics predators use to ingratiate themselves with the teens' would-be protectors. They're charismatic. Charming. They make you feel like you're all on the same team! They are masters at building an us-against-them environment. (See: national politics.)

So if I had to guess, the board members who shared saw the coach as a friend and an ally, and over the course of years -- without realizing what was happening -- had come to believe that there were people in the club who were dissatisfied, disgruntled jerks. They were definitely part of the problem -- in the sense that but for their trust in the coach he could not have operated so freely -- and also, they were duped.

I am certain that the toxic environment the rowers describe extended to parental relationships. 1000%. So those three kids, whose parents have been complaining for years? Again? Ugh damn I guess they really do have a vendetta. I should let Coach know what's coming, they're really out to get him this time.

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Not justifying. Describing how such a thing comes to pass.

Obviously it looks different and damning from the outside, in hindsight. [/quote]

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