For two years, Sara Allan, a former gymnast who grew up in New York City, had wanted to file a complaint.In 2018, she wrote a letter saying that her former gymnastics coach at Chelsea Piers, Chris McClain, had engaged in a litany of emotional abuse, including insulting and berating gymnasts about their
Sara Allan, who says she suffered a litany of emotional abuse during her decade as a youth gymnast, near her home in Berkeley, Calif., May 26, 2020.
When she finally sent a more thorough complaint to Chelsea Piers last Friday, she knew she was far from alone. “The health and safety of our community of athletes is vital to Chelsea Piers’ mission as a sports training center,” the statement said. Allan connected with fellow athletes who described similar experiences after she wrote a Facebook post April 30. USA Gymnastics had punished Haney the day before, and Allan wrote that the suspension validated her feelings about her mistreatment and affirmed that she was not just overly sensitive.And within a few hours, more than a dozen gymnasts and coaches reached out to describe what they considered abusive treatment by McClain.
If any girl’s parents complained, the coach would later tell that gymnast that she was going to make her life a “miserable hell,” the teenagers wrote. The effects of the abuse, they said, included panic attacks, trouble distinguishing normal behavior from abuse in relationships and thoughts of suicide.“I wanted to rip the Band-Aid off and prevent accusations from trickling in and coaches planning retaliation,” she said.
More than half agreed to have their names published in the complaint. The others asked for anonymity because they were afraid of retaliation. “I want Chris to know that we’re older, stronger, and we have a voice, and we’re not afraid to use it anymore,” Benedetti said. “We are no longer our 10-year-old selves. We can finally understand what you’ve been doing all these years. We were all children, and you need to be held accountable for your actions.”
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