Aly Raisman knows there is more work ahead and more investigating needed, but the U.S. Olympic medalist took a moment to share a heartfelt thank you letter Wednesday evening with the women who spoke out against Larry Nassar and everyone who played a part in bringing him to justice.
Read Aly Raisman’s powerful thank you note to the ‘army of survivors’ and everyone who stopped Larry Nassar
“You have all had an overwhelming impact on me and I am proud to stand with you all.”
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“Thank you fellow survivors for your courage, strength, and leadership, you have all had an overwhelming impact on me and I am proud to stand with you all,” Raisman wrote in a message shared on Twitter.
Raisman was among the 156 women who shared victim impact statements during the seven-day hearing that concluded with the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor being sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for criminal sexual misconduct. The 23-year-old gymnast, who first publicly shared her account of abuse by Nassar in November 2017, also gave thanks to Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, the prosecutors in Michigan, and the journalists who helped shed light on the story.
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