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‘We blew that whistle, but nobody heard it’: Why was a youth coach allowed to keep abusing children after a 12-year-old reported him?

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Alexis, left, and her son, Jazz, right, shared their story of Jazz's sexual abuse at the hands of youth basketball coach Aaron Hjermstad. Jazz reported the coach in 2015, but criminal charges weren't filed at the time, allowing Hjermstad to coach and abuse boys for years.
Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal