Yves Jean Bart's reign of abuse at Haiti FA ended after two decades

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The president of the Haiti Football Federation, now banned for life, ‘took advantage of poverty to prey upon women and girls’
Almost 180 days have passed since Yves Jean-Bart was provisionally suspended by Fifa pending an investigation into claims the president of the Haiti Football Federation sexually abused young female footballers at the country’s national training centre.
Known as “Dadou”, Jean-Bart was re-elected unopposed for a sixth term in January despite Fifa’s statutes which recommend federation presidents serve a maximum of three terms. Guardian stories over several months detailed allegations of abuse of women and girls and a climate of fear around the most powerful figure in football in Haiti, claims he had persistently and vehemently denied. Continue reading...

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