Ask for the moon! In the face of the prosecution of more than 500 female gymnasts, the U.S. Olympic Committee responded: "Give you $215 million privately, provided that an immediate settlement is reached and all victims no longer sue the U.S. Olympic Committee!" ”
All the victims rejected the U.S. Olympic Committee's offer, insisting on continuing the appeal.
In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, this protracted lawsuit was finally concluded, and the American Gymnastics Association and the American Olympic Committee reached a settlement agreement with more than 500 victims, and all victims will receive a total of 380 million US dollars in compensation.
Not only that, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the American Gymnastics Association also issued a public statement apologizing, which read: "We deeply apologize for the pain and trauma caused to the victims by our inaction, and at the same time, we also pay tribute to these brave women who have stood up!" ”
What kind of cases would generate such high compensation? The answer is the infamous Nassar.
Back in 2017, Nasar, a team doctor on the U.S. gymnastics team, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for assaulting multiple women. According to the data, Nassar violated more than 500 female gymnasts during his tenure as the team doctor of the women's gymnastics team at Michigan State University and the team doctor of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, the vast majority of whom were not adults.
In 2018, Michigan State University reached an agreement with victims to pay up to $500 million in damages. It is worth noting that Nassar caused permanent psychological trauma to many gymnasts who were violated, as well as very serious mental illness. Even, many athletes have suicidal tendencies.
Infuriatingly, Nassar's crimes could have been terminated early, but the Usa gymnastics association, the American Olympic Committee, and the FBI chose to ignore and condone it.
As early as 2015, Olympic champion Maroni had complained to the FBI about Nassar's crimes, and Maroni bravely stood up and told the whole process of his multiple violations. Hearing Maroni's complaint, FBI agents did not investigate the situation because they did not consider the situation serious.
Coincidentally, Olympic champion Byers has repeatedly reported Nassar's crimes to the American Gymnastics Association and the U.S. Olympic Committee, but has not received any response, and Nassar continues to serve as the team doctor of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, continuing to abuse athletes.
After Nassar was imprisoned, Byers publicly accused the Usabolic Gymnastics Association and the American Olympic Committee: "I not only blame Nassar, but also the whole system, the American Gymnastics Association and the American Olympic Committee have long known that I have been violated, but they are indifferent!" ”
After the two sides finally reached a settlement for $380 million, Dan Holland, one of the lawyers in the case, and the athlete who was once violated, stood up and said: "The negotiations must end immediately, they urgently need financial help, but no amount of money can make up for the harm caused to them!" ”