Nevada basketball star alleges AAU coach sexually abused her at 15; organization retained coach after 2018 complaint
Ashlee Orndorff, a three-time Nevada state basketball champion and 2000 Gatorade Player of the Year, reported in 2018 that her Amateur Athletic Union coach Matt Williams sexually abused her beginning when she was 15 years old. According to the reporting, Orndorff submitted a 34-page complaint documenting the abuse, but the AAU retained Williams in a coaching position.
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- ✓Ashlee Orndorff won three Nevada state basketball titles. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓Orndorff was named Nevada's Gatorade Player of the Year as a high school senior in 2000. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓Orndorff set basketball records still standing at time of report. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓Orndorff reported in 2018 that her AAU coach Matt Williams sexually abused her. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓The abuse began when Orndorff was 15 years old. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓Orndorff submitted a 34-page complaint documenting the abuse. (ProPublica reporting)
- ✓46 mainstream media articles have covered this story. (metadata)
~ Interpretation
- ~The AAU's decision to retain Williams in a coaching role after her complaint represents an institutional failure to protect athletes. (ProPublica investigation framing)
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