Leading sex-abuse litigator suing women's sports advocate — it's a tangled tale

Jonathan Little has sued Nancy Hogshead , a former Olympic gold medalist swimmer, for defamation.

Little says SafeSport Center investigated him for two years for allegedly failing to report abuse allegations.

Little's lawsuit is a thorough overview of his history of fighting abuse in youth sports programs.

Little's lawsuit claims SafeSport , USA Swimming and SafeSport lied about Sarah Ehekircher allegations.

Little and his wife, Jessica Wegg , were largely responsible for breaking the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.

Little says he advised clients to report sex abuse to law enforcement first , before reporting to SafeSport .

Little says he and Hogshead were at loggerheads when he disagreed with her tactics in confronting universities and entities over violations of Title IX , the federal law mandating gender equality in higher education sports programs.

Little says that he’s suing now because his subsequent dismissal by USA Badminton has cost his firm upwards of $ 100,000 in fees, and damaged his reputation among clients.