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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