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An incident last weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida exposed a flash point in a contentious legal battle involving USA Water Polo and former SOPAC Zone coach Bahram Hojreh<\/strong>, the subject of criminal and civil charges for alleged abuse of his players.<\/p>\n

Pictures of Hojreh with members of the Jacksonville Water Polo Club masters team in St. Petersburg, Florida, in conjunction with the Battle of the Bay x 3<\/a> tournament, provoked a response by Chris Ramsey<\/strong>, CEO of USA Water Polo.<\/p>\n

“Bahram Hojreh is permanently ineligible to participate in any USA Water Polo events,” Ramsey said in a strongly-worded statement shared with Swimming World<\/em>. “Although his name did not appear on any verified roster for the Battle of the Bay event, his presence in the vicinity of the event has been reported to the U.S. Center for SafeSport by USAWP for further investigation. A grievance is also being filed with USAWP to address any violation of USAWP\u2019s Rules Governing Conduct or the Center\u2019s Code that may have occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Jacksonville Water Polo Club last weekend in St. Petersburg; Bahram Hojreh is in the back row on the right. Photo Courtesy: Manly, Stewart, Finaldi<\/p><\/div>\n

As a result of an ongoing investigation by the Center for SafeSport into alleged abuse of minors on his International Water Polo Club girls’ team\u2014the focus of criminal and civil suits in California\u2014Hojreh is permanently ineligible to participate in any USAWP-sanctioned events.<\/p>\n

“USA Water Polo is awaiting direction from the Center in regard to any action that the Center may take, granted its jurisdiction regarding Mr. Hojreh’s alleged violations, resulting from Mr. Hojreh\u2019s actions and those who may have acted in concert with him,\u201d Ramsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA USA Water Polo hearing panel will determine what additional actions may be forthcoming regarding other members who may have violated USAWP’s Rules Governing Conduct.”<\/p>\n

Complicating matters is that the pictures showing Hojreh violating his SafeSport ban were unearthed by Manly, Stewart & Finaldi\u2014attorneys for the plaintiffs in a civil case against the disgraced former coach, a suit that also names CEO Ramsey, Director of Membership Christy Sicard<\/strong> and USA Water Polo.<\/p>\n

The images show Hojreh fraternizing with members of the Jacksonville club before and after masters tournament play last Saturday and Sunday at St. Petersburg’s North Shore Aquatics Complex. One picture suggest he may have attempted to participate in the competition\u2014an audacious scheme given the severity of the charges against him.<\/p>\n

To do so, Hojreh would have had to play under an assumed name. USAWP verifies rosters prior to competition, and referees are directed to request identification on the pool deck. There is the possibility that local referees might not be privy to Hojreh’s status with SafeSport; a representative for the Jacksonville Water Polo Club said that he did not know his visitor from California was under sanction from USA Water Polo. He stated that Hojreh did not play in the tournament with the Jacksonville club.<\/p>\n

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Hojreh (far right) in St. Petersburg. Photo Courtesy: Manly, Stewart, Finaldi<\/p><\/div>\n

This episode potentially exposes the porous nature of enforcement of SafeSport and USA Water Polo regulations. Ramsey\u2019s promise of repercussions against Hojreh and others connected to his Florida getaway may also be seen in contrast to the organization’s previous actions against a one-time member of its regional governing structure.<\/p>\n

Morgan Stewart<\/strong>, a partner with Manly, Stewart & Finaldi has argued that, following reports in 2017 of abuse by members of Hojreh\u2019s 16U girls\u2019 team against opponents during regional Junior Olympics play, Ramsey, Sicard and USAWP did not move quickly enough to discipline a coach who was a fixture in SoCal age group water polo the last two decades. Hojreh was allegedly allowed to continue abusing his players for another year before much publicized legal action<\/a> was taken.<\/p>\n

Stewart’s outing of the rogue coach at a Florida tournament\u2014one of a very few USAWP events<\/a> in the last six months\u2014was meant to raise questions about USAWP’s ability to police its events. Ramsey\u2019s statement is a counter play to keep the alleged abuser at bay. Both are salvos in a continued legal skirmish that will likely drag on until next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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