Birarda was sentenced to nearly 16 months in jail in 2022 for sex offences that \u0027immeasurably harmed\u0027 four female teenage athletes
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After roughly 30 minutes of questioning, the committee took the decision to have Reed answer questions under oath. Reed was repeatedly questioned by politicians about the lack of action he allegedly took when it came to protecting players from Birarda. Reed says the soccer system at the time didn’t have mechanisms in place to track coaches who may have been accused of misconduct.
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