USA Gmnastics Team Doctor, Larry Nassar has been given the maxim sentence of 60 years in prison in a Federal Court in Michigan on child pornography charges. The culprit pleaded guilty to seven count charge of sexual assault as he was caught with numerous photos of child pornography.
Nassar was sued by Tiffany Thomas Lopez, a former Michigan State softball player who alleged to have been abused 10 times by Nassar starting from 1998. Tiffany revealed she reported the case to her school authorities at that time, but the authorities chose to ignore her claims.
Tiffany Lopez during an eclusive interview with FOX News
In no time, 368 victims alleged to have been sexually abused by Dr. Nassar including one of the famous ‘fierce five’ teenage athlete, McKayla Maroney who won a gold medal during the 2012 Olympic games. She wrote a detailed letter to Judge Neff, who sentenced Nassar to 60 years prison term.
McKayla Maroney During an Olympic CompetitionThe Fierce Five representing USA during 2012 Olypic competition
McKayla’s letter details how the abuse began at 13, the “scariest” night of her life and where she was failed along the way.
“Dear Judge Neff,
For as long as I can remember, gymnastics was my life. As a child, my mom said, “I need to put this child in gymnastics, to tire her out.” You could say I was in gymnastics since the age of 18 months. I’ve always felt comfortable in the gym, sort of my home away from home. I was 7 years old for my first competition. I remember getting ready for the meet. I got my hair braided with a cool bow, and some sparkles. I got to wear this really awesome leo, and wore a matching warm-up. Life was good, I looked good… and I was pretty certain that one day I’d be heading off to the Olympics!”
“The Olympics is something that brings people hope and joy. It inspires people to fight for their dreams, because anything is possible with hard-work and dedication. I remember watching the 2004 Olympics. I was 8 years old, and I told myself that one day I would wear that red, white, and blue leotard, and compete for my country. Sure, from the outside looking in, it’s a remarkable and amazing story. I did it. I got there, but not without a price. I made the US National Team at the age of 14, and began to compete throughout the world for my country. When I first met Larry Nassar, he was the doctor for our National Team and our Olympic team. I was told to trust him, that he would treat my injuries and make it possible for me to achieve my Olympic dreams. Dr. Nassar told me that I was receiving ‘medically necessary treatment that he had been performing on patients for over 30 years.'”
“As it turns out, much to my demise, Dr Nassar was not a doctor, he in fact is, was, and forever shall be, a child molester, and a monster of a human being. End of story! He abused my trust, he abused my body and he left scars on my psyche that may never go away.”
“It all started when I was 13 or 14 years old, at one of my first National Team training camps, in Texas, and it didn’t end until I left the sport. It seemed whenever and wherever this man could find the chance, I was ‘treated.” It happened in London before my team and I won the gold medal, and It happened before I won my Silver Medal.”
“For me, the scariest night of my life happened when I was 15 years old. I had flown all day and night with the team to get to Tokyo. He’d given me a sleeping pill for the flight, and the next thing I know, I was all alone with him in his hotel room getting a ‘treatment.’ I thought I was going to die that night. Because the National Team training camps did not allow parents to be present, my mom and dad were unable to observe what Nassar was doing, and this has imposed a terrible and undeserved burden of guilt on my loving family.”
“Larry Nassar deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. Not only because of what he did to me, my teammates and so many other little girls – He needs to be behind bars so he will never prey upon another child. I urge you to impose the maximum sentence upon him.”“Ever since I went public with my story, I have been inspired and uplifted by the love and support of my former teammates, fans and many other good people. People should know that sexual abuse of children is not just happening in Hollywood, in the media or in the halls of Congress. This is happening everywhere. Wherever there is a position of power, there seems to be potential for abuse. I had a dream to go to the Olympics, and the things that I had to endure to get there, were unnecessary, and disgusting. I was deeply saddened by the stories of my fellow Olympic teammates that suffered as I did at the hands of Larry Nassar. More than 140 women and girls had to say, ‘#MeToo’ to Nassar’s sexual assaults and hundreds more were victimized to create the pornographic images that fueled his evil desires.”
“A question that has been asked over and over is: How could have Larry Nassar been allowed to assault so many women and girls for more than two decades? The answer to that question lies in the failure of not one, but three major institutions to stop him — Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee. When my story became public the US Olympic Committee said, ‘Each doctor working with our athletes undergoes background checks including an evaluation of medical licensure actions. Unfortunately, this predator was not identified by any organization during the time in question.’“Reports in the Nation’s leading newspapers and media outlets document credible claims that Michigan State University trainers and coaches received complaints about Nassar going back to the late 1990s. These complaints were ignored. Nassar was not even licensed to practice medicine in Texas, yet he ‘treated’ and abused girls at the Karolyi Ranch Olympic Training Center in Huntsville, Texas for more than 15 years. In 2014, Nassar was the subject of a Michigan State University investigation based on additional complaints of sexual misconduct. This botched investigation concluded that Nassar’s actions, which he has now admitted were sexual assaults, were legitimate medical treatments. He was allowed to go back to work at Michigan State University and continue molesting girls. USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee were never informed of this investigation. When other Olympic and National Team athletes complained to USA Gymnastics about Larry Nassar in 2015 he was allowed to retire as the Olympic Team doctor and Michigan State University was never informed of the complaints against him.”
He returned to Michigan State University and allegedly continued to molest young girls until he was finally arrested nearly a year later. A simple fact is this. If Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee had paid attention to any of the red flags in Larry Nassar’s behavior I never would have met him, I never would have been “treated” by him, and I never would have been abused by him. It is my hope that federal and state law enforcement agencies will not close the book on the Larry Nassar scandal after he receives his just punishment. It is time to hold the leadership of Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee accountable for allowing, and in some cases enabling, his crimes.”“Our silence has given the wrong people power for too long, and it’s time to take our power back. Thank you, McKayla Maroney.”
Judge Neff, refused reading the letter publicly during Nassar’s trial but McKayla’s mother and attorney released the letter to the public and it has since gone viral. Erin Maroney, McKayla’s mother wrote to the judge also her ordeal and fight to keep her daughter alive after the damage done to her.
In Erin Maroney’s letter to the judge, she wrote,“I … learned a few weeks ago from my daughter that at the world championships in Tokyo, [Nassar] drugged her, made her lay nude on a treatment table, straddled her and digitally penetrated her while rubbing his erect penis against her…She was only 15 years old. She said to me, ‘Mom I thought I was going to die.’
“This experience has shattered McKayla,” she continued. “She has transformed from a bubbly, positive, loving, world class athlete into a young adult who was deeply depressed, at times suicidal. At times, I was unsure whether I would open her bedroom door and find her dead.”
Under his plea agreement with the feds, Nassar said he would accept a sentence of between 22 and 27 years in a child pornography case. Prosecutors are urging the judge to consider a sentencing him to the maximum amount of time.
Report gathered as to the reason why there is so many sex sandal recorded in America in the past one year is traced to last year’s presidential election where women got tired of being ignored and the abuse of power against women, since then, women have lost their tolerance to stand the men’s gross misbehaviour.Further into Nassar’s sexual abuse against minors, the president of USA Gmnastics, Kerry J. Perry who happens to be the first woman to head the organization in 20 years applauded Tiffany Lopez for her courage and vows to scrutinize the system for any other bad eggs. Kerry has put in place new policies to govern the conduct of staffs better including the submission of any form of report to the top officials for more accountability.
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