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The story was a profile of Daniel Holtzclaw, pictured, who was convicted on charges of serial rape and abuse in December. The story was accused of being sympathetic to Holtzclaw and dismissive of his crimes."/><div class="gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd" data-c-caption="Sports news website SB Nation published and deleted a story on Wednesday. The story was a profile of Daniel Holtzclaw, pictured, who was convicted on charges of serial rape and abuse in December. The story was accused of being sympathetic to Holtzclaw and dismissive of his crimes." data-c-credit="Sue Ogrocki, AP"></div></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Publishing the 11,000-word piece -- "Who is Daniel Holtzclaw?" by freelance writer Jeff Arnold -- "represents a complete breakdown of a part of the editorial process at SB Nation," wrote Spencer Hall, SB Nation's editorial director, in a note posted on its site.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"There were objections by senior editorial staff that went unheeded. It was tone-deaf, insensitive to the victims of sexual assault and rape, and wrongheaded in approach and execution. There is no qualification: it was a complete failure," Hall wrote.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="llx" id="~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-money-2" class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The story suggests that Holtzclaw, who played football at Eastern Michigan University, may have become "unhinged" after his dreams of playing professional football came to an end, or that brain injuries may have driven him to commit his crimes. It contains quotes from Holtzclaw's family, former teammates, and other parties sympathetic to Holtzclaw's claims of innocence.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Holtzclaw was sentenced in December to 236 years in prison on 18 charges, including first-degree rape, sexual battery, indecent exposure, stalking and burglary.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="llx" id="~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-money-3" data-x-c="2" class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I take full responsibility for this as editorial director," Hall wrote. "It is not reflective of our ideals, or who we want to be as an organization in the future. We're reviewing all of our processes in light of this failure. 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