Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander says there is work to do to make the sport safer for children, and that there has not been “much tangible effect” from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. In 2018, former US gymnastics team doctor Nassar was imprisoned for 300 years for molesting gymnasts. Denhollander, now 37, was the first…
Elite US gymnast Simone Biles has testified before the Senate about abuse she suffered at the hands of disgraced former team doctor, Larry Nassar. Former teammates Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney also appeared before the committee, along with FBI Director Christopher Wray. The committee is examining shortcomings in the FBI’s investigation into Nassar, later convicted…
The FBI disregarded allegations about a prolific USA Gymnastics child abuser and later made serious errors in the investigation, a watchdog has found. The long-awaited report gave a scathing assessment of the FBI’s investigation into former team doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar was sentenced to over 300 years in jail in 2018 for molesting gymnasts. Numerous…
What did it take to bring down Dr Larry Nassar – the USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young women? Why did the abuse continue for more than two decades? And did USA Gymnastics (USAG) cover it up? These are some of the questions explored in Athlete A, a new documentary out on…