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Don't allow U.S. taekwondo star Steven Lopez to go to world championships

This Saturday, Steven Lopez, Olympic gold medalist and alleged sexual predator, will board a plane to South Korea to represent the United States at the upcoming taekwondo world championships.

Someone needs to stop him.

Lopez, 38, and his brother Jean, 43, members of what often is called the "First Family of Taekwondo," have been accused of sexual assault by four women, according to a recent USA TODAY Sports report. The brothers denied the allegations in interviews last week.

Even though USA Taekwondo, the national governing body for the sport in the United States has been, was investigating the brothers last year, they still were allowed to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.