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Coach in California Convicted of Sexual Assault of Teen Players, Lawsuit Pending

A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition, prosecutors said. Jurors convicted Bahram Hojreh, who coached for the International Water Polo …

Catholic Archdiocese in Washington Settles Sexual Abuse Claim

Seattle’s Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay a Washington woman $725,000 as part of an early dispute resolution to her lawsuit alleging an unidentified employee sexually abused her at the Catholic school she attended more than 40 years ago. The …