The sexual abuse by Lawrence G. After investigations by The Indianapolis Star in , hundreds of women came forward with accusations of sexual abuse, dozens and dozens of them publicly confronting Nassar during sentencing hearings in early As the scandal widened, officials from several organizations — including U. Gymnastics, the governing body of the sport; the United States Olympic Committee; and Michigan State University, where Nassar also worked as a doctor — were ousted or charged in relation to the case.

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Larry Nassar , 53, who worked for decades for the gymnastics organization until his dismissal last year, sexually groped and fondled the teenage Olympian under the guise of physical therapy during her elite career, according to a lawsuit filed last week in California. Her attorneys on Monday identified her only as a medal-winning member of the team that competed in the Sydney Olympics. The second gymnast, Rachael Denhollander of Louisville, Kentucky, told the Indianapolis Star that Nassar sexually abused her in while she underwent treatment for lower back pain at Michigan State University, where Nassar is a faculty member. Denhollander, who was 15 at the time, told the Star that Nassar became gradually more abusive over the course of five treatments, including massaging her breasts and penetrating her. She said she filed a complaint last month with university police.
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Banned former U. Olympic team coach Don Peters has denied under oath having sexual relations with underage gymnasts while serving as U. Peters, who built SCATS, the Huntington Beach gymnastics academy, into one of the biggest names in international gymnastics, was banned by USA Gymnastics in following an Orange County Register investigation in which three women said Peters had sex with young gymnasts. The deposition was conducted as part of a civil suit filed by a former U. The former gymnast alleges that she was repeatedly sexually abused by Nassar while a member of the U. Peters led U. He coached nearly 60 U. A year later Peters was named U. Peters played a leading role in helping launch an unprecedented run of success and popularity for American gymnastics.
The MeToo era has uncovered many injustices—but few have the sheer scale as the abuses within U. Gymnastics, where, for over 20 years, the osteopathic physician for the U. His scheme was so successful—and his enablers, so powerful —that Larry Nassar had access to hundreds of girls and women , many of whom he was able to abuse during physical-therapy sessions. Despite complaints dating back to , Nassar remained in his position—and kept abusing girls—until They spoke not only to Olympians—like Aly Raisman, whose statement in court was memorably fierce—but also the enthusiastic amateur gymnasts who often saw Nassar once a week.