Gymnastics scandal: Aly Raisman sues US Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics

Representational PicUS Olympic Committee was aware that Former Michigan State and United States gymnastic team physician Larry Nassar had molested gymnasts who participated with USA Gymnastics alleged Olympic goldwinning gymnast Aly Raisman She also filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California against the US Olympic Committee USA Gymnastics disgraced doctor Larry Nassar and others over the allegation reported CNNThe complaints said that Nassar sexually abused Raisman twotime Olympian who won medals in London and Rio de Janeiro at the Karolyi Ranch in Texas national and international competitions and the 2012 London Olympics My highest priority has been to push for change so future generations of athletes will be safer Raisman said in a statement It has become painfully clear that these organisations have no intention of properly addressing this problem After all this time they remain unwilling to conduct a full investigation and without a solid understanding of how this happened it is delusional to think sufficient changes can be implementedMeanwhile thousands of young athletes continue to train and compete every day in this same broken system I refuse to wait any longer for these organisations to do the right thing It is my hope that the legal process will hold them accountable and enable the change that is so desperately needed In a statement Raismans attorney John Manly accused the USOC and USA Gymnastics of a conspiracy to silence victims and cover up the largest child sex abuse scandal in historyA simple fact is this If USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee had followed their own bylaws policies and procedures designed to protect children from sexual abuse Ms Raisman never would have met him never would have been treated by him and never would have been molested by him Manly said Instead they conspired to hide their knowledge of Nassars horrible crimes from the public and attempted to frighten Ms Raisman and other victims into keeping quiet USOC and USAG can and will be made accountable by our justice systemDeclining to comment on Raismans lawsuit USA Gymnastics offered support to athletes who have been abused by Nassar USA Gymnastics is committed to doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again by making bold decisions and holding ourselves to the highest standards of care it said in a statement Larry Nassar was sentenced to life imprisonment after he admitted to sexually abusing and molesting girls and women who were receiving treatment from himCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go