For cheerleaders who want a chance at a national title, Cheer Extreme is a good bet.⁠ ⁠ But the gym, which has 11 locations across North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia, has exploited gaps in the sport’s child protection policies — disregarding allegations of sexual misconduct against athletes and coaches, in some cases allowing those accused to move from one gym to another, where new accusations emerged.⁠