WASHINGTON (DC)
Detroit Free Press
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press
April 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber, a Lansing-area native, on Wednesday described for a U.S. Senate panel the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of sports doctor Larry Nassar beginning at age 14, saying she believed if she raised concerns at the time it might have hurt her future goals.
“I knew that if I questioned his treatment I risked my chance at making the Olympic team or being chosen to compete internationally,” said Wieber, who has testified in court against the imprisoned former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor and who this week filed a lawsuit against him in a California court.
Wieber’s comments were part of a prepared statement she delivered to a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating abuse against Olympic athletes and whether there need to be additional safeguards to prevent it from happening again. At least two other congressional committees are said to be investigating as well.
The abuses suffered by athletes by Nassar were revealed in a series of stories first reported by the Indianapolis Star.
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