![]() ![]() ![]() Still, the filing of the lawsuit revealed the U.S.T.A.’s longstanding resistance to taking more direct ownership of what many people involved at every major level of tennis said was a big problem: a poorly run system of certifying coaches and educating players about inappropriate and criminal behavior. Lungstrum dismissed the complaint this month on a technicality related to the statute of limitations without resolving the central issue, and Jensen and her lawyers are considering their next move. and KC Racquet Club in Merriam, Kan., did not live up to their duty to protect her from Haultain. In the lawsuit, Jensen claimed the U.S.T.A. ![]() Matthew Hoppock, a lawyer for Haultain, declined to comment on his behalf. Haultain was released in 2019 and deported. She detailed the abuse to prosecutors, supported the plea agreement and publicly shared extensive details of her experience in a series of interviews with The New York Times and in a 2020 federal lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association and the club that hosted Haultain’s business. said in announcing Haultain’s deal that the coach eventually molested Jensen. He was sent to federal prison without the need for Jensen to face him at trial. Haultain, a New Zealand citizen, took a plea deal in 2013 for soliciting child pornography from Jensen, who was 15. Soon, though, the praise and attention turned into demands for nude pictures and secrecy, and eventually sexual assault. ![]()
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