![Coach on leave after sexual abuse allegations Biathlon competition medals, credentials, and media clippings belonging to Grace Boutot, silver medalist in Youth World Championships in 2009, are displayed for a photograph at her home, Oct. 17, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)](https://news.charm-retirement.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/suit_AP_24337779802865-600x400.jpeg)
Coach on leave after sexual abuse allegations
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC chief of sport and athlete services, sent an email to U.S. Biathlon…