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An American Paralympian Says He Was Sexually Abused by a Teammate

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Parker Egbert, 19, said in a lawsuit that he was repeatedly assaulted by a fellow swimmer at the Tokyo Paralympics and a training center in Colorado.

Robert Griswold of the United States after winning a gold medal in swimming at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Griswold is accused of assault in a lawsuit filed by his teammate Parker Egbert.Credit...Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

An American Paralympic swimmer accused a teammate of sexually abusing him while training and competing for the national team, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Colorado, bringing new scrutiny to both the U.