Tag: Nassar

DOJ investigating US Olympic systems handling of sex abuse claims

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into sexual abuse in US Olympic sports, becoming the latest federal agency to probe failures in the country’s Olympic organizations, the Wall Street Journal reported. The investigations, which focus mainly on USA gymnastics, stems from the Larry Nassar scandal. Nassar, the longtime USA gymnastics doctor, has been accused of abuse by more than 350 girls and young women, including […]

USA Gymnastics demands resignation of under-fire coach

by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — USA Gymnastics said Friday it has requested the resignation of senior coach Mary Lee Tracy just days after her appointment, following an outcry by victims of jailed former team doctor Larry Nassar. A statement from USA Gymnastics sent to AFP confirmed that the organization was seeking Tracy’s resignation after a furor erupted in the wake of her appointment as elite development coordinator on […]

Nassar hearing halted as father lunges at disgraced doctor who abused at least 265 female athletes

https://youtu.be/IAFzWERy5So   by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A father whose three daughters say they were sexually abused by Larry Nassar lunged at the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor in a Michigan courtroom Friday, bringing his sentencing hearing to an abrupt halt while order was restored. The disruption came on the last day of victim impact statements before Nassar — already condemned to spend dozens of years behind bars on […]