A letter by Victim 10, a gymnast who said: "I too was broken by gymnastics and tore my ACL." You left midway through the day, and no one has heard from you or the board. (Her testimony to the IndyStar began the legal case) “I can call what you did evil and wicked because it was … I can call it evil because I know what goodness is. I defended Larry when the stories were emerging. Annette Hill was 37 when she was molested by Nassar during an appointment to treat her right knee injury. How dare you!”. She was a dancer and an athlete, determined to compete. We’re dealing with real lives in the future of our sport. "He scheduled these to continue the abuse. She said Michigan State University should have known about his abuse. “I don’t know what to call him,” she said. You are going to rot in federal prison and we are going to march forward without you.”, Katherine Payne wrote: "My sister Maureen and I were sexually molested and raped by the person that sits before us. Instead of backing down, I continued to speak my truth. "This evil and sick man must be punished for the hurt and pain that he caused. As an employee of MSU, she said she feared she’d lose her job if she spoke out, but felt like she couldn’t breathe anymore. Each new day seems to bring a new survivor. “I have so many what if's ... What if someone would have taken the very first allegation seriously? Saying this out loud is extremely uncomfortable for me … it is supposed to be uncomfortable. Jenelle Moul said Nassar was her idol, doctor and friend. According to her testimony, the abuse began when she was 6 years old and lasted until she was 12. For by doing so, you will send a message to him and to other abusers that they cannot get away with their horrible crimes. I have both power and voice and I am only beginning to just use them. She worries when they go off to college, will they trust their gut? I sit in my classes alone and do it online because I’m too scared to be next to anyone or sit too close and have a panic attack.”. Now she is a mother of a 6-month-old girl and wants to stand up for her. “This should have been a flag,” Bobee said. "Larry built a bond with me and my family that I've never experienced.". Her mom blamed her anti-anxiety meds. But Larry Nassar found little support in the four days of victim testimony, when more than 100 victims appeared to speak out against him. "I had the honor of representing my country in two world championships .. .He gained our trust with his likability and his compassion, but little did I know, that behind his good-guy façade, there was a monster preying on innocent victims such as myself.". Abuse goes way beyond the moment, often haunting survivors for the rest of their lives, making it difficult to trust and impacting their relationships. You have 2 free articles left. "I found the courage to go to my high school counselor, told them he penetrated me, she said I 'failed to report this abuse to the proper people.' Maureen Payne wrote: “I couldn’t tell my son, who saw me crying, what was wrong. Read Aly Raisman's Testimony at Larry Nassar's Sentencing. ", Prosecutors are reading off a statement from USA gold-medalist McKayla Maroney on the third day of #LarryNassar sentencing. Former MSU softball player Tiffany Thomas Lopez said she told school trainers about Nassar's abuse and was turned away. You're a coward … Being in court today is just one step towards justice for us. You have 3 free articles left. Raisman also sharply criticized USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee for failing to protect young, vulnerable gymnasts from abuse. "You not only sexually abused me but emotionally abused me for 15 years. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. She was attacked on social media. “This is what makes the crime so heinous. The tables have turned, Larry,” Raisman said in her 13-minute statement. Just 15, Jillian Swinehart stood with her parents to tell the judge how she was abused starting at the age of 8. “I cried harder than ever when I reported it.”. You may find yourself in prison, taking your own treatments.”. "He was so smooth, so calculated at that appointment. She said Nassar should never be allowed to look at or touch another young woman again. I was scared and nervous. Fact is, we have no idea how many people you victimized or what was done or not done that allowed you to keep doing it and to get away with it for so long. She reported the abuse by Larry Nassar to @michiganstateu in 2014. She said her teammates told her what to expect from Nassar’s treatments but she wondered if she was still a virgin and how to carry on after the treatments. She hurt her back playing softball while at Central Michigan and put her faith in him. They came from around the nation to face their abuser in person, virtually or through letters. It’s clear now that if we leave it up to these organizations, history is likely to repeat itself. “He was my doctor,” she said. False assurances from organizations are dangerous, especially when people want so badly to believe them. Then he sexually assaulted me. You don't deserve to see the light of day.". We have no idea just how much damaged you caused, Larry, and we have no idea how deep these problems go. I knew him before he carried Kerri Strug. She said she became Nassar’s “plaything.” She said he would make her meet in the clinic and in the basement of Jenison Field House during practice. I want this all to go away. Dutton, a gymnast, said she came forward because “there is absolutely nothing I have to be ashamed of.” She said she’d be lying if she didn’t admit there were times she considered suicide. Sherry Bradley read her daughter Vanasia’s statement. Then I read the article and realized I was one of the women that were written about that would be messed up forever. When she saw Nassar, he said she had cancerous tumors pressing against her spine. To believe in the future of gymnastics is to believe in change. "I was excited to see you because it was a privilege, can you believe that? That's the worst part, Larry," Lindsey Lemke said. Megan Simon's parents, Jerry and LaVonne Simon, spoke on behalf of their daughter, who died in April. Victim 248 lives in Chile and asked attorneys to hand Nassar a note with her name on it. But how are we to believe in change when these organizations aren’t even willing to acknowledge the problem? No one did anything because no one believed me and later on I went through a lot of self-harm.”. Now 18, she was 11 when Nassar abused her when she had extreme back pain in 2011. She said she lost trust in the medical community. She wrote in her statement: "You were abusive and careless.”. A gymnast beginning at age 4, Valerie Webb started at Twistars when she was 7. I feel for your girls ... you're a sick man, Larry ... and we all know what happens in prison to child molesters. “I tried to rebel against the abuse, I would fight not to go to the appointments ... As a gymnast, I was required to see Larry.". She said as terrible as Nassar is, she doesn’t want him to go through sexual abuse while in prison. She thought this was nice but now realizes it was grooming. Nassar is currently in federal custody on three charges related to child. She would talk herself out of telling anyone, even when she most wanted to after the treatments. She said she had panic attacks, nightmares and the relationship between her parents changed entirely. She changed her mind  after hearing the women before her. Imagine how all of us feel. She’s now a senior in high school in Columbus, Ohio, and said she was first abused when she was 13, and struggled with shame for years. She said she spent two weeks in the hospital, feeling paralyzed from the chest down when she was 16. "These treatments happened over and over again, eating away at my innocence. Erin McCann's statement was read by a victim's advocate. She started her career when she was 3 and became a national team member at 14. Chelsey, who was enrolled in a gymnastics program in Roseville, fell off a beam when she was 10 years old in 1995. “It sickens me to think back on how many times you have sexually assaulted me, close members of my family and so many of these strong women who are here today. She asked Nassar to stop using that treatment but he continued. Treatments with you were mandatory. She was a soccer player. Her parents testified in court Tuesday and she was the 53rd victim to testify- third on Thursday. She wrote that the scariest night of her life was when she was 15 and flying to Tokyo all night. Subscribe for just $19.99. ... Larry, you are the one who should feel guilt and shame for the rest of your life. "My mom is still getting billed for appointments where I was sexually assaulted" at MSU, she said. She first saw Dr. Brooke Lemmen at MSU and then saw Nassar. He did not wear gloves, did not use lubricant. Jeanette Antolin was a gymnast and national team member in 1995-2000. She was 16 and her sister had been seeing Nassar for years without reporting abuse. You covered me with your illness, and I will be contaminated by you for the rest of my life. She said she was sexually abused by Nassar throughout her college softball career. You're a coward and a sick man. pic.twitter.com/HADWAIZblB. She said he felt searing pain when he inserted his ungloved hand into her and grunted. She said the two were friends and she told him everything, and he would give her advice. "I was so young and naive. I also saw you in your basement. She said she knows at least 10 other girls who have been abused by him and thought they weren’t abused enough to come forward. She said she often thinks of suicide to turn off the thoughts of him. Maroney told Guthrie she thought Nassar's examinations, which included invasive pelvic treatments were legitimate. "I was going to scream and wail until he never touched me again. I knew (the treatment) was wrong, but I didn’t know what it was exactly and I wanted to understand. Ashley Yost, 25, stood beside her mother when she explained she was 12 when she first stepped into Nassar's exam room. "I'm frustrated against those who were supposed to protect us," she said. Her parents want her to go back into counseling, but she's not ready yet to talk about the abuse. The power Larry Nassar held was given to him. You took advantage of female athletes' passions. You even told on us if we didn’t want to be treated by you, knowing full well the troubles that would cause for us. She said he was a friend and she trusted him. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Monday announced a new Title IX investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of sexual claims against former employee Dr. Larry Nassar. She said two of her teammates told two sports medicine physicians about the abuse and nothing was done. I want to be the same Ashley to my family that they once knew. He invited her to his apartment in Delta Township to “participate in research” and ended up giving her treatment for her tailbone injury. I would not have found the strength to speak out. Barterian said she was not going to describe all the despicable things Nassar did to her. So she said she went to see the famous doctor who abused her during treatment. Neither USA Gymnastics nor the USOC have reached out to express sympathy or even offer support. She left the sport in sixth grade because her parents divorced and her father couldn’t afford it. She said, "Mom he put his fingers inside me ... he hurt me. “I laid face down on the table, already half naked. “I’ve found little peace knowing you’ll be rotting away for the rest of your life,” she said. A representative from the Attorney General's Office read her statement. On the way down the stairs, he asked if she was wearing shorts underneath her sweatpants. ", She said the same day USA Gymnastics issued a statement on terminating the lease with the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas, where many were abused, "they had athletes training there when they released the statement ... Where is the honesty?". "He asked if I started my period, and I said no, and he said if it started, to let him know and he'd stop. Helber said she was 12 and unsure what was happening. Megan Farnsworth's statement was read by the Attorney General’s Office. Instead of giving her and my family all my thoughts, I’m sitting here thinking about you and all the damage you’ve done … you don’t deserve my thoughts. "To this day, I remember the first time it happened. Her mom was in the room the first time she was abused, but because she trusted Nassar, she believed it was a real treatment. "How dare you think anybody cares about your mental state," she said, referring to his letter, in which he described his state of mind during the hearings. Only then can we believe such changes are real. She said she was assaulted when she was in the fifth grade, but not at the MSU sports clinic, because her mother was a physician who trained with Nassar and wanted to know what he was doing. Ginter talked about the physical and psychological fallout from abuse in seventh grade, including anxiety and nightmares. So, at this point, talk is worthless to me. ", Gina Nichols, mother of Maggie Nichols former US gymnastics member, was the first person to speak on Wednesday. Amanda McGeachie, a 27-year-old Canadian, was a member of MSU's rowing team from 2008-12. Little did I know I was delivering my child to a pedophile and I was in the room when you assaulted her for the first time.". Emma Ann Miller, 15, said in her statement that she would talk to Nassar, MSU and give both a warning. Larry was the Olympic doctor and he molested me at 2012 London Olympic games. “I'm terrified to let my daughter be a gymnast someday, though I know she will be, because it's in our blood. She said that at each appointment, he’d put his fingers inside her and apply pressure to her abdomen with his other hand. Anya Gillengerten, 33, said she was abused by Nassar when she was 16 for treatment after a car accident and gymnastic injuries. It's a little boy ... but today I'm here to fight for the little girls. When I asked my boyfriend to help me find your name again, what a coincidence to see your face in a news article.”. "I realize you can't break me, Larry, because you are the one who has been broken all along. @detroitnews pic.twitter.com/1tVvgNb0qG. I am glad that it is no longer a national team training site, but USA Gymnastics neglected to mention that they had athletes training there the day they released the statement. Last April, she posted a video on YouTube about how Nassar abused her. I thought it was strange and uncomfortable. “I hope being reduced to a (prison) number will define you as it defined me for so many years. She said she was first molested by Nassar as a gymnast in elementary school and that it ruined her relationship with her mother, who was in the room during the incident but had no knowledge of it. Our daughter told us he’s not helping her; we told her to be patient.”. "It takes a monster to sexually assault a child.". Randall Margraves tried to attack Larry Nassar after asking the judge to let him have a few minutes alone with the former USA Gymnastics doctor in court on Friday. Now a sophomore biology major on the medical track at Boston College, she says to Nassar, “I’m going to be a better doctor than you ever dreamed of being. Lindsey Schuett, 34, gave the last statement of the first day. Can’t you see how much that hurts? She said she wanted to be heard because she no longer wanted to be a victim but instead a survivor. Kate Mahon called Nassar a "master manipulator" and said that by publicly speaking out against him, she's not just speaking for herself, she's speaking for all girls and women of the past, present and future who have or will be affected by sexual assault. I hate the colors green and white and anything that makes me think of MSU. She said she was brainwashed into trusting Nassar, convinced that his sexual assault was part of a routine treatment. A REAL doctor that treats children, not hurts them." She said it is hard to come forward when society doesn’t treat sexual abuse as seriously at it should. Instead, she said Nassar assaulted her at Twistars, where her mother wasn’t allowed. I still remember the feel of his hands, flinching from his touch. pic.twitter.com/qhpQtNKXZV. Why must the manipulation continue? She said she was between 10 and 12 when Nassar performed his treatment. From the time we were little, we are taught to trust doctors. “You are the most vile, disgusting creature I have ever met.”. But not without a price ... Institutions must be held accountable. She came forward in August 2016. There is no map that shows you the pathway to healing. A minor, Arianna Guerrero chose to testify because she wanted others to know what happened to her in the back room of Twistars gym. She turned around to face Kerry Perry, the new CEO of USA Gymnastics, and said, "You're here representing USAG? My loved ones deserve so much more of me.". I could not let that happen to anyone else.". “I came to you for physical healing but now I have to deal with mental and emotional healing,” she told him at his sentencing hearing. She lives in southern Delaware and is having trouble getting pregnant but it’s now difficult for her to see physicians. She said she was a dancer who only saw Nassar once when she was 14 at the MSU sports clinic in September 2010. Krista Wakeman stood by her mother, who cried during her statement. “After the first visit, we felt he was a saint, felt so honored that our daughter was able to be treated by him. I felt excited for her to see you. I became so brainwashed by Larry and everyone at USA Gymnastics.". Identifying the strategies of an abuser is harder than I thought.”. A photo of Katelyn Skrabis is shown on the screen during Larry Nassar's sentencing at the Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. ", "You molested a little girl who had just lost her father ... Was I not suffering enough? Magazines, Digital She was 17-21 years old when she was sexually assaulted by Nassar. ", The 13th victim to speak today, Jennifer Hayes, a mother of one- soon to be two daughters, said 17 years after the assault, she’s still so angry and has “invisible wounds.” #nassar #NassarSentencing pic.twitter.com/9IBCN1X7rQ. Victim 75, a rowing athlete, said Nassar abused her on many occasions and in one instance with training staff in the room. ... At the pretrial hearing in May 2017, I came to confront you as my abuser known as Victim E.", “I’m afraid to go to sleep every night; you took away the trust of my parents, which no child should ever question. Isabell Hutchins said she was a 10-year-old gymnast when she met Nassar. She said he would even mail her gifts and notes. She said she was 12 years old when she first saw Nassar for treatment. Nothing goes away until it teaches us what we need to know. No. Arianna Castillo began to see Nassar when she was 8. She said she would cry quietly in the back of the car after each appointment and she grew to hate physical touch. She knew Nassar, she said, long before he was famous. Catherine Hannum's statement was read by a victim's advocate. She said she was a competitive gymnast at Twistars when she was in fourth grade. The family he has around him at the moment is the one he hails from. You repositioned yourself. She said one of her legs is shorter than the other and resulted in back pain. "He touched me in places where a little girl should never be touched" for two years, she said. “I still stay up now, wracking my brain, trying to figure out how I did not know he was sexually abusing me.”. It was almost too good to be true. "I'm possibly the last child he will ever assault," since he was fired by MSU the following month. We live in a world where some people … And please, your Honor, stress the need to investigate how this happened, so that we can hold accountable those who empowered and enabled Larry Nassar, so that we can repair and once again believe in this wonderful sport. I think how this affects me now. He touched the most innocent places on my body that day. The effects of you actions are far reaching. Subscribe for just $19.99. Thank you for reading TIME. Treatments were arranged in his home on Sundays. She saw Nassar for help. All the other moms told me how awesome you were. She was benched for most of the season but during her last chance to compete, friends suggested she go see Nassar to prepare. Danielle Romano spoke on behalf of her sister, Alexandra Romano, who is in graduate school in California and could not attend the sentencing. This monster found the perfect way to prey on young girls.". Larry Nassar’s parents are Fred Nassar who died in 2000 and Mary Nassar. "You betrayed my trust and used my innocence against me," she told Nassar. Please attempt to sign up again. I hope you get as much time in prison as possible and are never able to walk outside those walls as a free man … I want to thank you for giving me a voice when I didn’t think I was able to.”, Jenelle Moul says she was a victim of two sexual abusers as a gymnast. The following appointments came with assault. She said having to tell her parents and watch their guilt is hard enough. Years later, she had a back injury and had to see Nassar. How do you sleep at night? Unfortunately, you’ve taken on an organization that I feel is rotting from the inside. "I find it weird when this all came out and my lawyer asked for my medical records, they were almost nonexistent," she said. Lauren Michalak’s statement was read in court by the attorney general's office. I built a relationship with him, established trust. She met Nassar when he was in medical school and he did manual manipulations on her body when she was 6. She said she felt gross about the treatments. She told her father about the assault but swore him to secrecy. Kerry, I’ve never met you, and I know you weren’t around for most of this. Over those 30 years when survivors came forward, adult after adult, many impositions of authority protected you, telling each survivor it was OK, that you weren’t abusing them. Rebecca Mark says she was a 15-year-old freshman softball player when she was molested by Nassar during a body examination with her mother in the room. ", 29. She said he had his eyes closed while molesting her and then left the room to get lubricant. She had her statement read by the Attorney General’s Office since she is in Europe while her husband is based in the military. Keep reading to learn more about Stephanie, and where she is today. I will never be completely whole again.". She said she hasn’t been to a gynecologist since and has never had a Pap smear. Now 19, Victim 153 was treated by Nassar four years ago for a knee injury. He molested me hundreds of times over a four-year period. She said Nassar was "the doctor to see," and when gymnasts were given suggestions at Twistars, they were mandatory. What do you think we can do to help? We are strong. A butt lift and a tape job all at once.". I'm here because it's the first step of my healing and because of all the survivors.". "You never see a 13-year-old girl" laying on the table, "lying through clenched teeth just to make it stop." ", 22-year-old gymnast, Lindsey Lemke confronts @michiganstateu President Lou Ann Simon. You are so sick I can’t even comprehend how angry I feel when I think of you. Only then can we know what changes are needed. "I’m currently mourning the loss of my grandmother, who was everything to me and attended all of my gymnastics meets. "I wasn’t afraid of you then, and I’m sure as hell not afraid of you now.". Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on sexual assault charges. She called out John Geddert, owner of Twistars, who was suspended by USA Gymnastics, for abuse. “My back pain pales in comparison to the emotional pain I felt then, and still today.". Margraves' father, Randall, asked to be locked in a room with Nassar shortly after she spoke, then lunged at him before being handcuffed and led out of court. She said Nassar began assaulting women two years before she was born and would have continued. Larry, you saw me as an object you could use to make yourself feel more powerful. "Eventually, I decided to become a physical therapist. ", Trenea Gonzcar looked at Nassar, someone she’s known for 31 years, and said in court: “What have you done?” Nassar, too, broke out in tears. ", Emily Meinke flew from Florida to give her statement with her sister. He gradually moved in. She called former MSU president Lou Anna Simon a coward and said she is a perfect representation of MSU’s lack of leadership. "What he did to me was take away my confidence that I was developing at a young age," she said. She said he inserted his ungloved fingers in her and told her to relax. You could have saved hundreds of girls from sexual abuse.". Still a minor, Ashleigh Weiszbrod said she was 10 when she was assaulted. She reported the abuse to police in 2004. "(Nassar) placed himself between us and didn't say what he was doing beneath the sheet.". She was young and vulnerable. The gym, she said, was their home away from home. Alexis Moore said Nassar took advantage of her youth and sexually abused her hundreds of times. ", “You needed help," she told him. She read her daughter's statement. "I stand beside my rock, my 17-year-old sister, and she felt that because you only touched her once that her pain isn’t as monumental as ours, but it is because one time is far too many.". She said the pain was so unbearable, she tried to commit suicide in college. Larissa Boyce was accompanied by her husband, Adam, and her parents when she told the court about how Nassar abused her. Another competitive dancer, Kaitlyn Basel said she was scared and humiliated when she saw Nassar at age 12. She said he should be locked up and throw away the key. I will no longer be known as a number, and I will be Dr. Danielle Moore.”, "He let his sinful desires take over his soul, and it affected my whole life, but I am choosing to move on.". I trusted him, and I was harmed. She said Nassar and the institutions that enabled him should be ashamed. You are often told that you get to write your own story. He would move his fingers along the outside of my vagina and anus. She developed back pain at age 13 and her mother took her to multiple doctors but no one could help her. I gave you my trust ... How dare you!". pic.twitter.com/iJM3pKqgdx. It is all the more devastating when such abuse comes at the hand of such a highly regarded doctor, since it leaves survivors questioning the organizations and even the medical profession itself upon which so many rely. Nassar gave her a sleeping pill, and when she awoke, he was giving her a "treatment" in his hotel room. Madeleine read a statement from her and her mother, who was in the room at the time of the abuse. Taryn Look wrote a letter saying she was 14 and representing the country as a member of the national gymnastics team when she was assaulted. He’d always squeeze you in if you needed him. They should have known. Stephanie Lynn Anderson, the ex-wife of Larry Nassar, was mentioned throughout the doctor's case, and Athlete A is sure to touch on the fact that Stephanie filed for divorce almost a year to the day before Nassar's sentencing. She said the strength of other women was contagious. When the sport took a toll on her back, she went to see him when she was 10. "Some of the best memories of my life took place at MSU but have been tainted. When the first article came out, I didn’t believe it. Her father approached the podium for her. The survivors are here, standing tall, and we are not going anywhere. That’s the response a courageous woman gets when she speaks out? If we are to believe in change, we must first understand the problem and everything that contributed to it. Jennifer Johnstone, a student at Montana State University, had her letter read by her mother. He removed his hand when her mother got up to see what he was doing. "I too have woken up drenched in sweat. ", 112. Annette Hill of Lansing was 37 when she went to Nassar for a right knee injury. You took advantage of our passions and our dreams. '", Jennifer Root Bedford explains what it was like to be a middle-setter volleyball player at MSU in the early 2000s. "He made me feel just as important as anyone else," though he saw Olympians too, she said. 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