BREAKING: Larry Nassar sentenced to 175 years for his crimes. In addition to the 60 years he is already serving in federal prison for other crimes. A loud applause rang out in the court room at the conclusion of the sentencing for the 168 known survivors & Judge Aquilina. #metoo
@_baily1 As a former gymnast, this has been devastating for me, as well. However, don't let this scandal deter you from being part of a great sport and helping to promote change. It could certainly benefit from having great people like you be involved with some tremendous athletes!
Spoke with Mattie Larson during the break just now. She flew in last night at 2 am, couldn't sleep a wink. When she heard the Karolyi ranch was shutting down, she says she cried in her car. She's drained, now, after speaking today, but "I also feel like a bad ass bitch."
In one instance, Lorencen fell. John Geddert told her to get up, that it was a muscle strain, and forced her to finish practice. She went to the hospital later, where doctors told her she had broken her neck in four places and was lucky to not be paralyzed.
"I wasn't a child unaware of what was happening to me. I was in my mid 20s, a medical student working in a pediatrician's office. I knew what happened to me was abuse and I reported it. I was silenced." -Amanda Thomashow
The father of these girls is an osteopathic physician. Nassar abused Maddie at one appointment, and when her father attended the next appointment to learn the procedure Nassar was doing so he could help his daughter at home, Nassar changed the treatment.
Gina Nichols is staring daggers at Larry Nassar as she reads her daughter Maggie's statement. When she finishes Maggie's, she takes off her glasses and speaks directly to Larry, no notes. "My husband is a doctor. A REAL doctor that treats children, not HURTS them." Chills.