Gymnastics had placed him on its public list of people facing misconduct allegations in the sport. It’s tremendously damaging and heartbreaking.”He added that he “completely supports SafeSport in its important role to protect our athletes” and said that “U.S.A. Gymnastics did this to me in order to look good” after the Nassar case revealed widespread abuse in the sport. Nassar, a former United States gymnastics national team doctor, is serving what amounts to life in prison after molesting hundreds of girls and women under the guise of medical treatment. Gymnastics faced possible decertification by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and the federation filed for bankruptcy protection because of a multitude of Nassar-related civil claims.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2021 20:31 UTC