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Dec 7, 2017 · More than 140 individuals have opened up about sexual assault they say they suffered at the hands of Nassar, many choosing to remain anonymous.
- Breaking News Reporter
Jan 25, 2018 · Former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar has been handed a jail sentence of 175 years in Michigan for abusing female athletes he was supposed to be treating.
- Before Larry Nassar, There Were Other Abuse Reports
- Complaints Were Mostly Considered “Hearsay”
- Overall Disbelief
- The Ranch
- Rachael Denhollander
- Nassar’s Downfall
- USA Gymnastics Tried to Discredit The Gymnasts
- Child Pornography
- Steve Penny
In 2016, Indy Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowskiwas told to look into USA Gymnastics and why no abuse was ever reported as organizations are required to do, and she found a lawsuit against a predatory coach who had moved from gym to gym and was shown to have abused a young gymnast after USA gymnastics had been warned about him. The lawsuit read: “Thi...
At the time of the lawsuit mentioned above, President and CEO of USA Gymnastics Steve Penny said under oath that he doesn’t turn over complains of abuse to local authorities. That was because complaints were considered “hearsay” unless the complaints were signed by the victim’s parents or an eyewitness to the abuse. Instead of alerting authorities,...
Not only were victims not believed when they complained about abuse, but even injuries were shrugged off. “Every time I had an injury, it wasn’t believed,” Jamie Dantzscher said. 500 survivors have come forward with allegations against Nassar, including nine Olympians.
Gymnasts trained at a ranch run by Bela and Marta Karolyi, Romanian-American gymnastics coaches. They have been credited for transforming gymnastics in the United States, and have been head coaches of the national team as well as coordinators for the team at the Olympics. At the Karolyi Ranch is where many victims reported to have been abused by Na...
Rachael Denhollander gives a very graphic account of what happened to her, and she was actually the first person to raise Larry Nassar’s name to the reporters at the Indy Star. She said she would go to therapy and with his right hand, he did legitimate therapy and with his left, he sexually assaulted her under the towel. He positioned himself in a ...
During the investigation, an FBI investigator asked Nassar whether he ever did vaginal penetration on his patients. He said if the patient reported a Coccyx problem (also known as the tailbone), then he would do a “digital penetration exam.” When the investigator then asked whether he ever became aroused during these treatments, Nassar became visib...
When the allegations were published in the article, USA Gymnastics tried to sweep everything under the rug and tried to discredit the gymnasts. According to the documentary, USA Gymnastics called up Danzscher’s ex-boyfriends to try and dig up dirt about her. Danzscher also received comments like “you’re a whore” and “you’re drunk” on coverage of th...
When two victims came forward and said Nassar sexually abused them (they were not his medical patients), authorities were able to get a search warrant and found several hard drives inside a trash can that contained 37,000 images of child pornography, according to the documentary. Nassar pleaded guilty topossession of child pornography and tampering...
Penny, who was president and CEO of USA Gymnastics from 2005 to 2017, was a marketing expert, so he was “so busy selling those brands that they didn’t have time for those girls.” However, he was a key figure in the scandal because he testified that USA Gymnastics rarely forward sexual abuse allegations, which was a direct violation of Indiana state...
In April and June 2022, 103 victims of Nassar sued the FBI for a total of $1.13 billion under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the FBI's false statements and inaction. In May 2022, the Department of Justice refused to arrest any FBI agent that was involved in the failure to investigate for 14 months.
Jul 10, 2023 · Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar was allegedly assaulted by another inmate in the high-security federal prison where he is currently serving a decades-long sentence for convictions that...
- Joe Sommerlad
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In 2016, Nassar was charged with sexually assaulting at least 265 young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. His victims included numerous Olympic and United States women's national gymnastics team gymnasts.
May 25, 2019 · By the time the Los Angeles Police Department announced an investigation, the list of his accusers had grown to include hundreds.
