(Portland, OR) -- The owner of the Portland Thorns has issued a response following the report from the U.S. Soccer Federation about sexual harassment of players on the team. Merritt Paulson says he and executives Gavin Wilkinson, and Mike Golub will remove themselves from all Thorns related duties. Heather Davies, the team's General Counsel, will handle all team-related decisions. Paulson says the unveiling of the report was the darkest day he's experienced. He says he can't apologize enough for their role in a gross systemic failure to protect player safety.