Olympic Gold medalist Aly Raisman took to Twitter on Wednesday to voice her frustration with USA Gymnastics and its handling of Larry Nassar, the former team doctor who has pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
Aly Raisman says USA Gymnastics is ‘100% responsible’ for abuse by Nassar
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In a series of tweets, Raisman blasted USA Gymnastics and called the organization “100% responsible” for enabling Nassar’s actions.
Raisman’s tweets come the same week former USA gymnast Maggie Nichols identified herself as the first person to report sexual abuse from Nassar. In a letter, Nichols says the abuse from Nassar began when she was 15 and in need of treatment for back pain. ESPN’s John Barr published this portion of the letter in an earlier report:
”I started to have back problems while at a National Team Camp at the Karolyi Ranch. This is when the changes in his medical treatments occurred,” Nichols wrote. “I remember he took me into the training room, closed the door and closed the blinds. At the time I thought this was kind of weird but figured it must be okay ... but then he started touching me in places I really didn’t think he should.”
In a statement, USA Gymnastics denied any accusations that it tried to hide Nassar’s actions.
In two other tweets, Raisman said that investigations must be held to figure out why Nassar was able to operate for so long.
Larry Nassar has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct and in December he was sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
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