INDIANA
WTHR
APR 23RD, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — In an exclusive interview that aired Sunday night on NBC’s Dateline, famed gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi deny knowing disgraced national team doctor, Larry Nassar was sexually abusing the girls were training at their camps.
“No way,” said Martha. “Everybody said Larry Nassar is a good doctor, Larry Nassar is a good guy.”
The Karolyis also denied verbally abusing the girls and creating a culture of fear, as well as denying accounts of creating a culture where Nassar was able to prey on young girls, saying is just not true.
“I feel extremely bad,” said Martha. “I don’t feel responsible, but I feel extremely hurt that this can happen, and it happened everywhere, but it happened here also.”
The Karolyis instead pointed the finger at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics.
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