Thank God for Molly H-C--we need a whole fleet of reporters like her looking into this stuff, it's all over the place from youth all the way up to the pros and it's not limited to just girls/women. USSF does nothing to regulate any of this--they just don't care.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/08/rory-dames-eclipse-select-misconduct-allegations/

This is likely behind a paywall but if you have access to it, it paints a vivid picture of how abuse in youth soccer (likely other sports) can persist.