US Olympic hero Nancy Hogshead wins legal battle after volleyball coach's $250M defamation suit is dismissed

Three-time Team USA Olympic gold medalist women's swimmer Nancy Hogshead has won a massive legal victory for athlete safety.

A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a $250 million lawsuit filed against Hogshead by Rick Butler, a prominent junior volleyball coach accused of sexually abusing underage players. The lawsuit was filed in December 2021 by Butler and his wife Cheryl, targeting statements Hogshead made in 2017 and 2018 regarding allegations that Butler sexually abused teenage girls that he coached in the 1980s.