Judge: Psychiatrist Can Opine On Other Factors Of Distress In Sexual Assault Case

( June 22, 2026, 1:13 PM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y.  — A New York federal judge found that a forensic psychiatrist can testify as an expert for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) that mental disorders alleged by a formerly nationally ranked speedskater who says she was sexually assaulted as a child by an adult teammate and mentor can be attributed to various circumstances, denying the woman’s motion to exclude the testimony....