Lawsuit Accuses USA Taekwondo, Olympic Committee of Sex Trafficking

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Lawsuit Accuses USA Taekwondo, Olympic Committee of Sex Trafficking
Four female former Team USA Taekwondo athletes claim the team and the U.S. Olympic Committee subjected them to sex trafficking. 
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Lawsuit Accuses USA Taekwondo, Olympic Committee of Sex Trafficking

Four female former Team USA Taekwondo athletes claim the team and the U.S. Olympic Committee subjected them to sex trafficking.

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Lawsuit Accuses USA Taekwondo, Olympic Committee of Sex Trafficking

Four female former Team USA Taekwondo athletes claim the team and the U.S. Olympic Committee subjected them to sex trafficking.

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