In Sexual Assault Cases the Athlete Has the Advantage

By Bri Groves, Swimming World College Intern

As the Brock Turner sexual assault sentence continues to circulate, many onlookers are in an uproar. On Friday, prosecutors released the rape victim’s statement read aloud in court to the former Stanford University swimmer. The rape victim describes her first time reading an article about what happened.

“I read and learned for the first time about how I was found unconscious, with my hair disheveled, long necklace wrapped around my neck, bra pulled out of my dress, dress pulled off over my shoulders and pulled up above my waist…I learned what happened to me the same time everyone else in the world learned what happened to me…After I learned about the graphic details of my own sexual assault, the article listed his swimming times. She was found breathing, unresponsive with her underwear six inches away from her bare stomach curled in fetal position. By the way, he’s really good at swimming. Throw in my mile time if that’s what we’re doing. I’m good at cooking, put that in there, I think the end is where you list your extracurriculars to cancel out all the sickening things that’ve happened.”

This case highlights a larger issue, which I term athletic justification. Athletic justification refers to the repeated rationalization of athletes’ actions and potentials based on their performance in a sport. While this concept has positive affects in areas like the job hiring process, it can also be damaging.

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