![]() Instead of alerting authorities, Penny hired an outside form to look into Maggie Nichols’ claims. That was because complaints were considered “hearsay” unless the complaints were signed by the victim’s parents or an eyewitness to the abuse. Complaints were mostly considered “hearsay”Īt 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. Emotional and physical abuse was the norm and we were beaten down by that.” She also said that the accepted methodology was “cruelty.” 2. ![]() Gymnast Jennifer Sey said in the documentary, “ there were sexual predators everywhere. USA Gymnastics had complaint files on 54 coaches. The lawsuit read: “This coach needs to be put in a cage before he rapes someone.” USA Gymnastics did nothing. 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. Before Larry Nassar, there were other abuse reports See 9 of the most shocking details below. We must keep listening, keep evolving and keep improving – and we are committed to doing so.” Yet, we recognize that the work is not yet done. Because of the bravery of Maggie and other survivors who have come forward, there have been transformational reforms within USA Gymnastics and across the sport. While a spokesperson for USA Gymnastics told TheWrap that they have not seen their documentary yet, they said in a more general statement: “We are deeply committed to learning from the mistakes of the past and the mishandling of the horrific abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar. Nichols is prominently featured in the documentary and was a contender for the 2016 Olympics team before a knee injury.Īlso Read: Father of 3 Abuse Victims Tries to Attack Larry Nassar in Courtroom (Video) “USA Gymnastics took Maggie’s Olympic dreams away from her,” Maggie Nichols’ mother said in the documentary. In fact, former CEO and President Steve Penny admitted under oath that USA Gymnastics never turned over complaints to authorities, although legally required to do so. ![]() The documentary also delves into how USA Gymnastics didn’t report sexual abuse claims, and therefore allowed for more young women and girls to fall victim to predators. “I wasn’t proud to be an Olympian,” Jamie Dantzscher, former gymnast and part of the bronze-medal-winning American team at the 2000 Olympics, said in the documentary.Īlso Read: 'Athlete A' Film Review: Documentary About US Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal Is Heartbreaking and Infuriating Then, a month later, he received another sentencing of 40 to 125 years after pleading guilty to three more counts of sexual assault - he will die in prison for his crimes. Then, in 2018, he was sentenced to 175 years after pleading guilty to seven counts of sexual assault of minors. Nassar’s victims include many Olympic and United States women’s national gymnastics team gymnasts, and Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison in 2017 after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Netflix’s new documentary “Athlete A” delves into the sexual abuse scandals reported within USA Gymnastics and focuses on Larry Nassar, the now-infamous gymnastics doctor who was accused of assaulting at least 250 young women since 1992. (Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you don’t want to know what is depicted in “Athlete A”)
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