USNA chief says no double standard for athletes

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Vice Adm. Ted Carter, the new superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, talks to reporters on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 in his office in Annapolis, Md.

USNA chief says no double standard for athletes
By Brian Witte
The Associated Press
© August 22, 2014

ANNAPOLIS, Md.

The new superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy said he does not now believe there is "a cultural issue" in Navy sports with the kind of lax oversight of athletes that is being investigated at the U.S. Air Force Academy, but if there is "we're going to take care of it."

Vice Adm. Ted Carter spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since he arrived as the new superintendent in July. Carter said he spoke with the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy after it launched an investigation this month into its athletic department and demanded greater accountability from coaches due to reports of athlete misconduct, including allegations of sexual abuse. Air Force Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson told coaches this month to take a bigger role in preventing sexual assaults.

Navy had its own high-profile case last year involving sexual assault allegations against three football players. Charges against two were dropped, and a third man was acquitted in March.

"My sense is that I don't have a cultural issue here, even given the headlines that were in the paper last year and, trust me, I'm not coming in here blind. If there is an issue, we're going to take care of it," Carter said.