{"id":1740975,"date":"2022-11-16T06:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1740975"},"modified":"2022-11-16T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:18:36","slug":"u-s-paralympic-gold-medalist-swimmer-accused-of-raping-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-paralympic-gold-medalist-swimmer-accused-of-raping-teammate\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Accused of Raping Teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-paralympic-gold-medalist-swimmer-accused-of-raping-teammate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1740975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert Griswold, a U.S. Paralympic gold medalist swimmer, is being accused of grooming and raping an intellectually disabled teammate, a civil lawsuit filed in Colorado alleges.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, Griswold allegedly abused now-19-year-old Parker Egbert during the Tokyo Paralympic Games and at the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/olympic-swimmer-linda-cerruti-fights-back-against-sexist-comments-after-posting-racy-medal-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympic<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/us-paralympic-gold-medalist-says-shes-being-excluded-from-competing-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paralympic<\/a> Training Center in Colorado Springs. Egbert is \u201csignificantly more vulnerable to abuse\u201d having suffered from developmental delay and intellectual disability.<\/p>\n<p>According to the suit, Griswold was assigned to be Egbert\u2019s supervisor and the two shared a bedroom together in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case is a horrific tragedy, where a young man who defied all odds to become a world-class Paralympic swimmer had his life utterly shattered by rape and abuse when he was paired with a team member who was a violent sexual predator,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-442303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1336642970-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-728x486-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-608x406-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-758x506-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1336642970-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1336642970-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1336642970-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption>Robert Griswold won gold in Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawsuit also states that Egberg has \u201csuffered severe physical injuries, pain and suffering, and extreme mental and emotional distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family of Egbert is claiming the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) did nothing to stop the alleged abuse. The lawsuit claims the Committee and \u2018SafeSport\u2019, a non-profit aimed at preventing abuse, had received previous reports of Griswold sexually assaulting other teammates.<\/p>\n<p>The USOPC shared a statement explaining that it has placed two staff members on administrative leave while also stopping the work of several contractors with U.S. Paralympic swimming.<\/p>\n<p>According to SafeSport, Griswold is temporarily suspended and has been since August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Griswold, a U.S. Paralympic gold medalist swimmer, is being accused of grooming and raping an intellectually disabled teammate, a civil lawsuit filed in Colorado alleges. 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