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Lawsuit accuses U.S. Olympic Committee of sex trafficking in abuse cases against Lopez brothers

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Rachel Axon discusses Senate subcommittee hearing where former athletes criticized the national governing bodies for their sport as well as the USOC and others for failing to prevent and stop sexual abuse. USA TODAY Sports

The U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo are accused of sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed Friday by four female athletes who claim both organizations sent them to competitions across the world with athletes and coaches known to be sexual predators.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in the U.