- 265 victims have accused former US Olympics Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual misconduct, many while they were under his care.
- Fallout from the scandal has forced top officials at Michigan State University and the USA Gymnastic’s entire board of directors to step down.
- Nassar faces a minimum of 25 years in prison, though he is already assured of spending the rest of his life in prison.
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (Reuters) – Jessica Thomashow was a 9-year-old gymnast who still liked playing with American Girl dolls when USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar first molested her, she said in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday.
“You took advantage of my innocence and trust,” the 17-year-old high school student told Nassar, as he sat, eyes cast downward, in an orange prison jumpsuit. “Why? I ask myself that question all the time, especially when I am lying in bed, crying myself to sleep.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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