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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.
Jan 16, 2018 · They were among dozens of victims testifying this week at the sentencing of Dr. Larry Nassar, a former doctor at Michigan State University who has been convicted of sexually abusing gymnasts...
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- Before Larry Nassar, there were other abuse reports. In 2016, Indy Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski was 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 p redatory 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.
- Complaints were mostly considered “hearsay” 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.
- Overall disbelief. 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.
- The Ranch. 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.
Jan 19, 2018 · O lympic gymnast Aly Raisman confronted Larry Nassar, the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor who she says sexually abused her for years, with a blistering statement in court on Friday.
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- Mahita Gajanan
Jan 18, 2018 · At a remarkable sentencing hearing in Michigan, more than 100 girls and women have confronted the man who abused them sexually for years about the lasting psychological scars. Larry Nassar...
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May 25, 2019 · In the time since Larry Nassar’s imprisonment, a number of journalistic investigations have shifted the public’s focus to the stories of his lesser-known victims, like the gymnast Chelsea...