Gymnast Amy LeClair's account of sexual abuse by San Jose State trainer Scott Shaw brought to light allegations against former coach Wayne Wright.
In the fall of 2021, former San Jose State gymnast Amy LeClair received an email from her alma mater, reaching out to student-athletes who may have been sexually assaulted by former director of sports medicine Scott Shaw.“I never wanted to look at it again,” LeClair said. “At that point, I had realized in July that I had been assaulted, so it was a late-discovery case.
“If there was a day that we didn’t get screamed at the beginning or the end of practice or some other serious issue that was being dealt with, it was a very rare day,” LeClair said. “The amount of teammates who reached out to me after my article came out was unfathomable.”Several San Diego State football players allegedly raped a teen. Now, she’s speaking out
Those allegations were not made public, and Wright’s departure from the university was announced as a retirement inthat lauded his accomplishments, with no mention of the investigation into his conduct. According to the university investigative report, Wright was also accused of calling female athletes “slut,” “stupid” or “whore.” Wright denied the allegations and asked the investigators to interview members of his staff; three of the four staff members investigators spoke to said that Wright had displayed “angry and manipulative behavior.”
LeClair added that she and her teammates were also forbidden by Wright from speaking to their parents during their time on the team. She recalled one incident in which she had to go to the emergency room for food poisoning and was reprimanded by Wright for calling her father to ask for her insurance information.
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