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Shame and secrecy shroud culture of sexual assault in boys' high school sports

  • Written by Jamie L. Small, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
Shame and secrecy shroud culture of sexual assault in boys' high school sportsSports-related sexual assaults often take place in the locker room.Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

A coat hanger. A broomstick. A pool cue.

All these objects were used in a series of sexual assaults in recent years in which the perpetrators allegedly targeted high school boys who play sports.

The perpetrators always had easy access to their alleged...

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