Docs: NWSL Received Eight Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Or Retaliation Complaints This Year

The NWSL received eight complaints about either sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation during the first half of this year, according to documents obtained by Defector Media. The reports span multiple teams, and were received between February and June.

The conclusions of any resulting investigations are redacted. So are the names of the teams involved.

This is all according to documents filed with three attorneys general—Illinois, Washington, D.C., and New York—as required by a settlement made last year with the NWSL due to investigations into sexual abuse and misconduct in professional women's soccer. As part of the deal with law enforcement, the league is required to submit a document to the government twice a year detailing what it is doing to investigate and prevent abuse.