U.S. Gymnast Aly Raisman, Has Accused National Women’s Team Doctor Of Sexual Abuse

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U.S. Olympic medalist Aly Raisman, has accused Dr. Larry Nassar of sexual abuse. Aly is a six-time Olympic medalist representing the U.S. and she joins the list of women coming out tell their stories of sexual abuse.

During an interview with 60minutes, she reports her first sexual abuse from the doctor came when she was only 15, now 25.

Dr. Nassar, who worked with the U.S. women’s national gymnastics teams for more than two decades, is now in jail. He pleaded guilty to child pornography charges but not guilty to charges of sexual assault. More than 130 women, many of them former athletes, have filed civil lawsuits alleging that Nassar sexually abused them under the guise of treating them for hip, back, and other athletic injuries. Raisman tells 60 Minutes that after the Rio Olympics she spoke to FBI investigators about Dr. Nassar.