On December 15, Beijing time, a number of US media reported the final result of the case of Nassar, the doctor of the US gymnastics team, who violated a number of female athletes.
Previously, Nassar had been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Although the perpetrators have been jailed, the violated athletes have not stopped the proceedings, and they have joined forces to take the American Gymnastics Association and the American Olympic Committee to court.
After four years, the case was finally closed. The U.S. Olympic Committee, the American Gymnastics Association, and insurance agencies have compensated more than 500 athletes for $380 million!
Prior to that, Nassar's Michigan State University had paid hundreds of victims a total of $500 million in damages.
With a cumulative compensation of $880 million, this scandal in the American sports world has set a world sports record!
The reason why this series of cases has attracted widespread attention is that in addition to the bad nature of the case and the special status of the criminal, it is also because of the long duration and the excessive number of victims, including many Olympic champions.
Nassar, 57, has for decades violated more than 500 female gymnasts, most of them underage athletes, under the guise of "medical treatment."
From michigan State University's varsity gymnastics team doctor to the team doctor of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Nassar has been promoted all the way, and the number of violators has also increased.
In fact, the FBI, USA Gymnastics, and the U.S. Olympic Committee had the opportunity to end Nassar's crimes six years early, but many athletes' reports and complaints were ignored.
Olympic champion Biles said it was not just Nassar's fault, but the fault of the entire system that allowed him to continue to abuse!
More than one athlete reported Nassar to the FBI, and all of them were not heard from. Olympic champion Maroni called FBI agents for three hours, crying and complaining about Nassar's crimes.
The FBI agent's response to him was: "Only these (crimes)? In order to continue to participate in the competition and continue to stand on the podium on the international stage, Maroni can only continue to endure Nassar's abuse. Many athletes, like Maroni, suffer from severe depression.
On December 15, when the two sides reached a $380 million settlement agreement, the American Gymnastics Association and the U.S. Olympic Committee issued a joint statement apologizing to the victims: "We pay tribute to the women who bravely stood up, and at the same time, the American Gymnastics Association also expresses deep apologies for the trauma and pain caused to the victims because of the organization's inaction, and we are very sorry!" ”