A Seattle doctor was investigated for fertility fraud. The case highlights tension between patient, physician rights KUOW reviewed hundreds of pages of Washington Medical Commission documents and state legal codes and found a tension the agency faces: balancing a doctor’s right to due process with a patient’s desire for more information about the people they trust with their health care. Diana Opong Play AudioListen 6 mins
Washington lawmakers consider bill to prevent abuse in youth sports A bill before Washington state lawmakers aims to prevent abuse in youth sports by making coaches mandatory reporters of abuse and requiring them to receive annual training on the law. Ann Dornfeld
Toxic culture is the norm at the FDIC, outside review cites 500 employee complaints A law firm investigation of the FDIC documents a toxic workplace culture where hundreds of employees complained of sexual harassment, discrimination and other misconduct. Scott Horsley
Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams. Tovia Smith
Two former Garfield High School athletic coaches accused of sexually assaulting student A former volunteer weight-training coach at the Seattle high school faces felony charges for allegedly serially raping a female student athlete. Separately, the former girls' basketball head coach was fired in 2022 following allegations of sexual misconduct involving the same student. Ann Dornfeld
Strippers say Washington state is terrible for dancing. They want a 'bill of rights' to fix that Washington’s ban on alcohol in strip clubs made it difficult to attract customers. That meant dancers paid higher “house fees” or “rent” to use the stage. Monica Nickelsburg
A music teacher left two jobs following allegations of sexual harassment. Kent School District hired him anyway When parents in Kent, Washington, heard whispers that the new music teacher at Lake Youngs Elementary School had made students and colleagues uncomfortable, they probed his past. What followed was a frustrating journey that exposed deep flaws in background checks for teachers moving from state to state, which rely heavily on disjointed systems, applicant disclosures, and a district’s discretion — and sometimes allow teachers with a history of alleged predatory behavior to remain in the classroom. Diana Opong Play AudioListen 7 mins
A corruption trial revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018. Tom Dreisbach Play AudioListen 5 mins
FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spain's soccer chief after World Cup kiss A union speaking for Jenni Hermoso, the player who was kissed, called for "intervention in the face of sexual harassment or abuse." Spain's soccer federation scheduled an emergency meeting on Friday. Laurel Wamsley
