Because they were children who had no idea they were being abused until well after the fact. Please sit down because you clearly have no knowledge of the case. You didn't even watch this video, otherwise you wouldn't have made this comment. She directly addresses why she took so long.

Yes he had a formidable reputation for being a good doctor. What teenager has any power to speak against that, when all the people in charge are reinforcing that reputation? You're failing to understand the power dynamics in charge of this entire situation. The children, the ones who train their entire lives; they have no power. They do what they're told by the people in charge or they don't get to achieve their dreams. People in charge; USAG, USOC, MSU, ie the people who put this man in front of the kids and kept him there.

I don't make it a point to criticise people (in this case, the athletes) for doing the thing they love but yes. A lot of the athletes are pushed beyond breaking point. Some of them make the decision to push themselves and not tell about an injury because they know they will be sat out of their chance to have their dream come true, some are pushed by their coaches. When I think about it the vast majority of the successful athletes in the sport are scarily focused and determined and have pushed themselves beyond reason. Physical and mental abuse is embedded right in the foundation of gymnastics culture, as well. It's incredibly widespread, less so nowadays, but back in the 70s - 90s...

Thunderbolt ... u moron. educate urself on grooming u dumb arse

Ugh, Thunderbolt, I was pushed beyond my limits as a skater, and did suffer pain and injuries. Guess what though ? It was something I loved doing and continue to do as an adult. It's part of the sport. No gymnast, dancer, or skater goes into the sport with-out the knowledge and awareness they will get injured or suffer pain in the process. The stretching alone was enough to bring all of us to tears, much less slamming into ice going 30 mph and coming down from a jump. The world doesn't just stop turning at the idea of pain though. You pick your-self up, deal with it, and move on. If you can't, then you don't. Many people stop for that reason, and more power to them for it. But, this is sport. We get injured, we get better, and we continue because we love it. In this country, that's how these sports work. Maybe in China and Russia, the schools of thought are different, but in this country, we train hard because it's something we love to do, as frustrating as the sport can be. It's not about performing in front of any-one; it's about pushing your-self to be your best. And, I'll have you know, my most knowledgeable coaches were from different countries. The American one was okay, but she didn't know how to correct and couldn't get me to the next level; it was two coaches from another country who helped me compete high-level, so maybe think about your "they're from other countries. That is your first clue" comment, and use it as a starting point with which to educate your-self. I went to skating camps, high-comp camps, travelled with my coaches, and none of them dared to do any-thing to me because that's not what every coach does. This doctor is a predator, but he is not a reflection on other coaches and doctors who don't rape and molest kids. And, seriously, speaking of kids, stop blaming them for not coming forward as teens. They barely knew what was happening to them. Hell, we live in a country where a rapist and famous p***y-grabber is president; what does that tell you about our culture and society as a whole ? We blame kids for not reporting some-thing so traumatising and awful, accuse them of doing it for the chance to compete, then turn around and elect a man who used his position of power to hurt other women...that alone pretty much sums up why we have zero authority to blame kids and teens for not coming forward.

Jack Jones well if the girls didn’t know at the time just what Larry was doing then how would the association?

Since a lot of them were minors there should have been some type of adult supervision by USA Gymnastics. This would likely have been uncovered sooner and prevented many of these women from becoming victims. Edit: Also, victims did tell people but they did nothing. Not all of the victims were from USA Gymnastics, but also college-aged women who were part of MSU athletes. I remember hearing an interview with one of them on NPR when Nassar was first convicted and she complained to coaches and nothing was done.

They were afraid to eat in front of their coaches.

Luke27* I believe there had been complaints before and USAG ignored them.

At the very least. Sadly money gives them power to get away with those levels of corruption. They should be rotting in prison.

Bob Rolander Let’s destroy these three places and I hope someone kills the crew of the USA gymnastics.

So much cover up to seem perfect.... such a huge ticking bomb. It was not needed should have been stop in 1994

Exactly.

WanderingOldSoul like pedo gate watch that documentary you will see it is a bigger problem

Exactly what I was wondering about...angrily....it's fucked up!

Emmaloo Choochoo they added years to his sentence I think. Now it’s a minimum of 100 years

Emmaloo Choochoo yea compassion they need some accountability somebody pay these women millions now for accountability sake

The total number of people who have come forward as victims of Larry Nassar currently stands at around 500. Some of those people were molested literally hundreds of times. Molesting so much as a single child is an irredeemable act. Nassar did it thousands upon thousands of times to an absolute minimum of 500 different young girls, ranging in age from 5-6 right up into the mid-20s.

@@KurtisC93 And imagine how many didn't come forward or maybe even those young girls who didn't even realize they were being taken advantage of. 😥

George Hugle your opinion vs mine. I’ll stick with mine, you stick with yours.

George Hugle shut the fuck monster is an understatement

Amera Bee monster is the perfect word

George Hugle monster is like I said an understatement regardless of your English teacher I don't care he is a monster plain and simple have a nice day☺😘

5150 OUA12 Hey so called English teacher preaching terminology correctness, the word(s) you are looking for is "you're".

Why did people say she wasn’t supportive?

After bullying I developed severe anger issues, for the next 3 years of my life I kept fighting against myself in my head that I was eating shit during meals. During every moment of those 3 years I also kept fighting against myself in my head that the bullies were sodomizing me and my family members. As a result I couldn't concentrate during exams and classes. I am still having self esteem issues 14 years on from the incident. I went to army and didn't do some admin work due to voice in head and army people thought I was lazy and thus bullied me as well. This is why I have zero sympathies and zero tolerance for bullies. I am 31 years old and don't even have a wife now, partly sabotaged due to bullying. I went to teach the bullies a lesson, the bullies were so "strong" until they went to call the police LOL, but like I mentioned above, I have zero regrets :)

Fred well he's rotting in jail anyway isn't he

+Fred and so are you. You twisted person

Erin Johnson yea probably courage not money at all that helped them take the stand here

Kimberly H yea this is so disgusting using grooming techniques on women is awful

Then they were watching what he was doing. That's my point, the assistant that accompanies my doc isn't there just to make me feel good, they're behind the doctor's shoulder watching what he's doing. And don't give me that crap that he used a sheet. With over 140 young ladies and this man abused them for decades and not one assistance saw nothing suspicious? That's bull!

True, he was a masterful deceitful human being. I don’t blame the parents; I’m just angry for those girls and what was done to them by the people they trusted to look after them and didn’t.

Melanie Melendez I also think I saw somewhere that the parents had to leave the room or he would close a curtain

I hope to GOD Kyla isn't a victim too. I also hope that if she is, she doesn't feel any kind of pressure to speak up if she doesn't want to.

Leshamajigga I wholeheartedly agree.

I hope at least Kyla was spared from this horrible abuse and if she wasn't, then she has her olympic teammates to back her up among countless women

Yeah there are two of the final five that haven't said anything...Laurie and Madison.

We now know why Gabby was so angry

My heart breaks for the way they were left so unprotected....and how the whole culture of the sport and keeping parents at a distance, and being strict and disciplined, and don't speak unless spoken to dynamic was the perfect arena for that predator to not just survive but thrive. I hope there is a huge upheaval for both USAG and USOC. Those organizations need to be held accountable!!!

Joy Gill I relate so hard from ages 2-13 I was abused and then through out my teenage years I was taken advantage of and raped by some men. It’s been very hard. But I take it day by day.

I mean die not does

“This could happen to me” oh boy here come all of the attention-seekers cashing in on this opportunity.

Now the education is out there if anyone ever touches you innappropriately, you must tell a parent immediately!! Most of these cases the girls didn’t even know it was wrong until after it happened. :(

keep telling too until you find an adult or someone that will listen and do something about it. As a former athlete in different sport i do recall having conversation no coach should make you uncomfortable.

don’t worry he’ll get what he deserves in prison. that man is a worthless piece of shit

What is your place?

+George Hugle Yes, anyone can be a pedophile. It's horrible either way. There are more men who do it, but there are some women do it too. Anyone who does this shit deserves to live out their life behind bars.

5150 OUA12 YES! Yes they can be. A local dentist office for low income families just a 2 minute drive into town from my own home, in fact, had a female dentist assistant who was a perv. She'd reach and touch the men during exams, cleanings, procedures, etc. Conscious and unconscious. She got far too many complaints both publicly and directly before FINALLY doing something. She got away with this for years! Kids go there too and they do not let parents supervise. As soon as they tried telling me that bs upon bringing my Autistic son and daughter, I was out of there. Of course I fought them and freaked on them first (relatively calm)... No one is going to tell me that shit about a pervert working there, who it was, what they've done.... and seriously expect me to allow that my kids be alome in the back if a dentist office. The office tried telling me they could call the police for me being negligent (it was a freaking Intake Appt), tried telling me CYS would take away my kids, etc. So I called the cops right then and there, told them what I was just told by the hostiles in front of me, asked if they could force me to let them take my Special Needs children in the back without me there. They totally sided with me and even asked that I put them on the phone lol. When they handed it back, I knew they did not hear anything they wanted to hear and the officer confirmed that lol. He said he reamed them and would be investigating other parents to let them know they do NOT have the right to do that with your minor children. Shortly thereafter, she was gone, but they're still a terrible place with terrible people. I know ad a parent I'd never allow any doctor to preform that 'procedure' I don't care if it's legit or not.

Denise Spurlock because they waited until now to say something? That's not brave. Some of you people are delusional

Phoenix Errlybird - You are an absolute moron and your comment is disgusting.

Kat Truong it was just a hiccup she said something like he was also the sports doctor at msu. Nothing being hidden. 156 women spoke over 7 days. The audio clip was just a real hiccup. This in our town so we have like every single station doing there own coverage.