my goodness Mike Green

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No institution wants this kind of stuff to get out. They handle it "in house" because it is an internal matter, like a company policy on sexual harassment. It may not be a crime, but it is misconduct.  Now, imagine what its like for a female to go to the police about a star athlete.  So when I read Green say, "I never talked to the police about it" I hear, "I am not denying it..." I know several female students in high school who came to me with a complaint against the high school coach for grabbing them, kissing them, and making crude sexual comments to them.  Problem? He won the state championship the year before.   Central office covered it up when I reported it to them as required by law.  A year or so later, he grabbed a student from a high school outside the district during a basketball game and kissed her, pulling her toward his office.  That parent went to the newspaper--front page.  The school and system denied knowing anything about his history.  Unfortunately, the law does not regulate character--it deals with laws being broken if the victim has the courage to come forward and press charges.