More Sports / Gymnastics Dec 14, 2021
Larry Nassar abuse survivors reach $380 million settlement
by Juliet Macur
The deal ends the latest dark chapter in one of the biggest child-molestation cases in history.
More Sports / Gymnastics Sep 16, 2021
Simone Biles and fellow U.S. gymnasts slam FBI, sports officials for 'enabling' sexual abuse
"They allowed a child molester to go free for more than a year," McKayla Maroney said. "They had legal, legitimate evidence of child abuse and did nothing."
Summer Olympics / Gymnastics Jul 22, 2021
Winning trust will be harder than winning medals for U.S. gymnastics team
by Steve Keating
Following the 2016 Rio Games, USA Gymnastics was rocked by revelations of systemic abuse of athletes that triggered mass resignations, lawsuits, investigations and bankruptcy filings.
More Sports / Gymnastics Feb 27, 2021
Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander repeats call for USA Gymnastics to be decertified
Denhollander went public with her allegations of sexual abuse against Larry Nassar in 2016, prompting more than 350 other women to come forward.
More Sports / Gymnastics Apr 12, 2018
USA Gymnastics is suing its insurance carriers, alleging that they haven't fully reimbursed it for defense costs incurred in lawsuits filed by victims of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The Indianapolis-based governing body for gymnastics sued seven insurance companies Friday in Marion County. The Indianapolis ...
World / Crime & Legal Mar 28, 2018
Ex-Michigan State dean who supervised Larry Nassar is also charged with sex crimes
A former Michigan State University dean who supervised the doctor at the center of the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal was himself charged on Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct involving medical school students. A medical student at the school had accused William Strampel, the 70-year-old ...
World / Crime & Legal Jan 25, 2018
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to up to 175 years for sexual abuse
The disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar, was sentenced on Wednesday to up to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, following days of wrenching testimony in a Michigan courtroom from about 160 of his victims, including Olympic gold medalists. "I ...
More Sports / Gymnastics Nov 23, 2017
Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. In a press statement Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Nassar had pleaded guilty in Michigan's Ingham County court to felony ...