USA Gymnastics – Sex Abuse Settlement: Victims of jailed former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar are to receive $380 million after reaching a settlement with USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers, attorneys declared. Hundreds of women — including Olympic gold medallists such as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney have accused Nassar of sexually abusing them over the course of his more than two-decade career.
The deal means some $880 million in settlements have now been reached following an earlier $500 million settlement from MSU in 2018.
“We prevailed for one simple reason, the courage and tenacity of the survivors,” John Manly, who represents more than180 women abused by Nassar, said in a statement confirming details of the agreement. “These brave women relived their abuse publicly, in countless media interviews, so that not one more child will be forced to suffer physical, emotional, or sexual abuse in pursuit of their dreams.”
Simone Biles and fellow gymnasts to receive $380 million in settlement from USA Gymnastics for sex-abuse by the coach
USA Gymnastics – Sex Abuse Settlement: The settlement — one of the largest ever recorded for victims of sex abuse — ends a five-year legal battle that erupted following the abuse scandal that rocked the US Olympic movement.
Nassar, 58, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine doctor at USA Gymnastics (USAG) and Michigan State University (MSU).
Hundreds of women — including Olympic gold medallists such as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney — have accused Nassar of sexually abusing them over the course of his more than two-decade career.
Monday’s settlement, which includes claims from Biles, Raisman and Maroney, was confirmed during a hearing in a federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis.
Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to go public with allegations against Nassar in 2016, welcomed Monday’s settlement. “This chapter is finally closed,” Denhollander wrote on Twitter. “Now the hard work of reform and rebuilding can begin. Whether or not justice comes and change is made, depends on what happens next.”
This chapter is finally closed.
Now the hard work of reform and rebuilding can begin. Whether or not justice comes and change is made, depends on what happens next. https://t.co/611dOyACeP
— Rachael Denhollander (@R_Denhollander) December 13, 2021
USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in 2018 after a tidal wave of allegations against Nassar swamped the organization. The Wall Street Journal reported that Monday’s settlement was reached after the TIG Insurance Company agreed to pay a “substantial share” of the settlement.
The deal includes a $34 million payment directly from the USOPC, as well as a $6 million loan from the USOPC to USA Gymnastics
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