Nassar sexual abuse victims reach $380m deal with USA Gymnastics

Athletes who were sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380m settlement with the organisation, the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and their insurers, a lawyer for some of the victims said.
The settlement – described as one of the largest ever for victims of sexual abuse – ends a five-year legal battle for victims of Nassar, 58. According to court filings, more than 500 victims have sought compensation.
Nassar was sentenced in 2018 to up to 175 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine doctor at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University (MSU).

Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington, DC.


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[nibsvkh]

Compensation was long coming but unless those that enabled the abuse are brought to justice it’s another example of how sexual abuse of women and children is dismissed worldwide.
This case is no different than the criminal catholic church!

[shimonbrown]

hypocrites why allow a man to be a doctor for a women in the first place?

[paulscountry]

Where on earth do they get a third of a billion from?

[imviiku]

500 victims got 380 million USD,
$760, 000 each .

[ordinarygod]

I wonder what the parents of these kids were upto during those times. if your child can't talk freely to you about such a terrible thing, then there is something missing with their upbringing.

[thdgcfx]

Payday vs the truth we already knew it from the start

[chantal]

Yes, it's rape but what if you're afraid for your life to report it and if you do get threatened. And the area that you're living in is not safe enough to protect you if an incident is reported. Because you're the victim or a witness and might be afraid that someone will harm you or your family members if you do report it.

[easyb]

Isn't the world tired of this???
People in trusted positions taking advantage of young innocent individuals..e.g Church, School, Sports.

[Inshaa_Allah]

I would call it as they say "karma".

[MsDboyy]

Nothing will ever change in this world as long as everyone is given the option to simply pay Money for their crimes 🙄🤦‍♂️ You can do whatever you want and you or your company will come out of it OK as long as you pay some amount of money for it 🤷‍♂️

[RiaTk]

Amazing females may yous live on to be successful, grateful and live love laugh ❤️

[phantommenace]

The victims themselves are also guilty for what happened! It's all about fame and money!! What a hypocritical world!! Once they receive the monies all their pain will be forgotten!! 😤🤣

[reshi]

But they will still say Islam deprives women, these are joke,
Chop off their head nobody will repeat it .

[marshallsilva]

Why doesnt this report go into details n lay down the various abuse scenarios first...how is such abuse possible with 100s of young females in worlds highest profile athletic in 21rst century?

[peopleunchained]

1. Have Sincerity and Fortitude & practice in the QUR'AN. Remove the Many Veils of Darkness's 😈. (Read It Daily)

[أمعائشه-ضظ]

السلام عليكم ورحمة وبركاته انا اختكم ام محمدمقيمة في مخيمات النزوح عله الشريط الحدود مع تركيا زوجت شهيد وام ل 3اطفال يا اهل الخير والله وضعنا صعب يعلم الله بحالتنا وطالبه المساعده من اهل لخير وماعنا الارحمت رب العالمين الي يحب يساعدنا لوجه الله تعالى يتركلنه رقمو واتواصل معا ويتاكد من حالتنا الله يبارك فيكم يارب………….

[mdzafariqbaliqbal]

ইউ এস ইউ কে তাত্তেচরত আসসালামু আলাইকুম ।