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USA Gymnastics on Wednesday announced the hiring of a director of safe sport and an in-house legal counsel, filling positions created in response to a sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed the organization for nearly a year.
Toby Stark will serve as USA Gymnastics’ director of safe sport, while former prosecutor Mark Busby will serve as legal counsel.
The creation of the positions was part of 70 recommendations the USA Gymnastics board adopted last month following the conclusion of a review by Deborah Daniels, a former federal prosecutor.
Daniels’ report found USA Gymnastics needs a “complete cultural change” after not doing enough to educate its staff, members and athletes about protecting children from sexual abuse and failing to ensure that safeguards were being followed.