All BBA adult volunteers who interact with a minor athlete and become aware of an alleged incident of a sexual nature is REQUIRED TO REPORT the incident to local law enforcement authorities within a 24-hour period following the applicable adult’s awareness of such an incident. An adult volunteer is also required to promptly notify the BBA Compliance Committee as well as any other member of BBA’s Board of Directors within the same 24-hour period following such an incident, so that the BBA Board of Directors can remove the accused volunteer from his or her position of authority over our athletes.
Beyond those who are deemed mandatory reporters, anyone, including you, who suspects that an alleged sexual abuse incident took place shall report the alleged incident to local law enforcement authorities and the BBA Compliance Committee.
A BBA volunteer or board member may not retaliate against those who report an alleged incident of a sexual nature or those who are accused of such an incident. The reporting of an alleged incident is to remain confidential. Those that are accused of an incident of a sexual nature will be immediately removed from their position of authority over all athletes until law enforcement authorities and/or the courts, either civil or criminal, exonerate the accused.
**It should be noted that when reporting an alleged incident of a sexual nature, that the incident must be reported to the local law enforcement authority that has jurisdiction where the incident took place (i.e., if the incident occurred in Berea contact the Berea Police Department; if the incident occurred in Middleburg Heights contact the Middleburg Heights Police Department).**
For emergencies dial 9-1-1 for any city.
Below is a list of non-emergency numbers:
Cuyahoga County Child Protective Services: (216) 696-KIDS
No applicable adult is permitted to retaliate against those who report alleged incident of a sexual nature or those who are accused of such an incident. The reporting of an alleged incident is to remain confidential. Those that are accused of an incident of a sexual nature will be immediately removed from their position of authority over all athletes until law enforcement authorities and/or the courts, either civil or criminal, exonerate the accused.