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HyonmyongCho(Hoch)onbehalfofJaeSuChun hoch.cho@gmail.com 8012315662 September15,2012 DearAll, YesterdayseveralathletesaccusedmeandmyfellowcoachesofviolatingtheCodeofConductinboth thespiritandletterofthelaw.Thereisaninvestigationpending,butitisimportanttometoaddressthesevery seriouscharges. AseriousallegationinthemaincomplaintagainsttheUSSpeedskatingorganizationisthatofsexual misconduct.Iandmyfellowcoacheshaveneverbehavedorsaidanythinginappropriateinthisregard.An objectiveobservercanspeakwithallmycurrentandformerathletesandwillneverhearofanymisconduct.In fact,the7pageCODEOFCONDUCTVIOLATIONS:JAESUCHUNwhichisaletterdraftedbyEdWilliamsthat goesintodetailaboutpotentialcoachmisconducthasnotasinglementionofanysexualmisconduct.This simplyhasnothappened.

d. Anotherseriousallegationisthatofphysicalabuse,particularlythatIslammedanathleteupagainsta wallandrepeatedlyhithimandwithapparentlysuchforcethatIcausedtheathletephysicalinjury.Idid pushhimandwehadadisagreement.LaterIapologizedtohim.Weresolvedtheconflictamicablyand certainlyhewasnotinjured.Infact,hewonseveralmedalsthenextdayattheWorldChampionships.We continuetohaveagoodrelationship.Iwilladdthatalthoughapproached,heisnotoneoftheathleteswho havebroughtthecomplaintagainstme.Afterthecomplaintwasfiled,thisathletestated,Hepushedmeup againstawallandwehadsomewordsandthatwasit.Hedidnthitme.Hedidnthitmemultipletimes.He didntcausemeanyphysicalharmwhatsoever.Iwouldpreferthatwekeephisprivacy,butcertainlyany investigatorcanspeakwithhimandconfirmhisstatementandmine. AnotherallegationisthatIormyfellowcoachesprovidedalcoholtominors.Againwhileinthebroader complaint,heleftoutallmentionofitintheCODEOFCONDUCTVIOLATIONS.Thischargeissimplynottrue.I amadamantlyagainstdrinking.Myfirstactionin2007whenIbecamecoachwastoinstituteanodrinkingrule withzerotolerance.Itledtoatremendousamountofunpleasantnesswithseveralmembersoftheteamatthe time. Finally,Iwantedtomentionthatthoughtwoofmycolleagues,oneofwhomisanassistantNational Teamcoach,Mr.YeoandMr.Jang,areembroiledinthisargument,neitherwerementionedintheCODEOF CONDUCTVIOLATIONSletter.Iwouldaskthatinyourconsiderationoftheevents,thatyouremovetheirnames. Inshort,IhavenotabusedathletesinanywayandamconfidentIwillbefoundinnocentattheoutcome oftheinvestigation. Bestregards,

JaeSuChun

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