The NWSL Abuse Allegations and Protests, Explained
A Timeline of the Abuse Allegations, Protests, and Negotiations That Have Rocked the NWSL
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(1/3)The league was informed of these allegations multiple times and refused multiple times to investigate the allegations. The league must accept responsibility for a process that failed to protect its own players from this abuse. https://t.co/KDRBhhVBcT
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) September 30, 2021
Morgan, who had been advocating for her teammates since 2015, retweeted Baird's statement, writing that the league was notified of the allegations against Riley multiple times. In two follow-up tweets, Morgan shared Farrelly's April 28 email to Baird, asking that the league take steps to rectify this "apparent failure," as well as Baird's May 5 response, which claimed that the initial complaint from 2015 was "investigated to conclusion."