US gymnast accuses former doctor of sexual abuse

US gymnast accuses former doctor of sexual abuse

Aly Raisman

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She feels that her revelations can bring change in the power structure of USA Gymnasts.?She spoke about the harassment to protect the upcoming younger athletes

Aly Raisman, a 23-year-old US gymnast has accused former US national gymnasts doctor of sexually harassing her.

The six-time Olympic medalist, in an interview to "60 Minutes" saidthat Larry Nassar who isof the most celebrated doctors for gymnasts in the USabused her when she was 15-years-old.

She said that she was "really innocent" at that time and she trusted Nassar.

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She said that the team wastold that he is the best USOlympic and gymnastdoctor.

To gain her confidence and "normalise"the assaults the doctor used to buy her presents, she said in the interview.

Raisman could not figure out his behaviourat first. She realised that his treatment was not normal only aftershe was approached by an investigator working for USA Gymnasts in 2015, she revealed.

It was onlythen, that she spoke about his harassment.

Nassar worked with USA gymnast for more than two decades.

She feels that her revelations can bring change in the power structure of USA Gymnasts.

She spoke about the harassment to protect the upcoming younger athletes.

Before Raisman over 130 other women have made similar claims about Nassar.

According to "60 Minutes" several women who have accused Nassar of sexual abuse have stated that he inserted "gloveless hand into their vagina for treating hip and back pain."