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Human rights organisations in Haiti have called for a government investigation into allegations that the president of the country’s football federation sexually abused young female footballers at the national training centre.
Yves Jean-Bart, known as “Dadou”, the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), has been accused of coercing several players within the last five years at the Centre Technique National in Croix-des-Bouquets into having sex with him. Jean-Bart has denied the allegations, reported by the Guardian last week, and released a further statement in which he claimed they were part of a plan “to oust him from the presidency of the FHF” after he was elected for the sixth time in February.
Written by Ed Aarons, Romain Molina and Alex Cizmic
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/04/human-rights-groups-in-haiti-call-for-inquiry-into-football-sexual-abuse-claims under the title “Human rights groups in Haiti call for inquiry into football sexual abuse claims”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
