This was major headlines but it's as important today as it was then
She waited sixteen years. Then she stood in a courtroom and asked one question that changed everything.
In the year 2000, a fifteen-year-old girl named Rachael Denhollander walked into a doctor's office in Michigan seeking help for chronic back pain.
The physician she met was Larry Nassar, the national medical coordinator for USA Gymnastics and a trusted faculty member at Michigan State University. Parents across the country considered it a privilege to have their daughters treated by him. Coaches called him the best in the business.
What happened in that exam room would stay with Rachael for the next sixteen years.
Under the guise of medical treatment, Nassar sexually abused her. Her own mother was sitting in the room during the appointments, unable to see what was happening because Nassar had perfected how to position himself to obstruct her view. He had been doing this for years. He had fooled everyone — parents, coaches, university officials, Olympic committees. When Rachael left that office confused and violated, she had no idea she was one of hundreds.
The warning signs had been there for over two decades. As early as the late 1990s, young athletes had tried to report Nassar to coaches, trainers, and university officials. At least seven women or girls told someone before Rachael did. Every time, their voices were dismissed. Their concerns were ....
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