Ivan Lee

Ivan James Lee (born March 31, 1981) is an American former Olympic sabre fencer and coach. He was a two-time NCAA Men's Sabre Champion, a five-time national sabre champion, and was inducted into the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame. He worked as a police officer in the New York City Police Department from 2008 until 2022, and as the Women's Fencing Team Head Coach at Long Island University from 2019 until December 2023. Lee was elected Chair of the board of directors of USA Fencing in September 2023. He was suspended by USA Fencing in December 2023, for his alleged conduct that would constitute a violation of the U.S. Center for SafeSport (SafeSport) Code. Lee resigned when he was informed of his suspension. His suspension was upheld by SafeSport on January 4, 2024, lifted by SafeSport on January 16 while it continued its investigation of Lee’s conduct, and then reimposed by SafeSport in February 2024.

In February 2024 Lee was arrested on charges of forcible touching, sexual abuse, and harassment; in September 2024 he pleaded guilty at Kings County Criminal Court in Brooklyn to forcible touching-intimate parts and harassment in the second degree — physical contact.

Lee was arrested in March 2024 in Nassau County with regard to a second incident, and in December 2024 Lee pled guilty with regard to the second incident in Nassau County District Court in New York to third-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching-intimate parts. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail. According to court documents, he admitted to forcibly touching a victim without their consent.

On January 31, 2025, SafeSport permanently banned Lee from U.S. Olympic sports due to his criminal dispositions for sexual misconduct. Provided by Wikipedia