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At the scene of the Michigan trial, a father angrily rushed at an inmate and was stopped by police.
The reason is that all three of the father's daughters have been sexually assaulted by this animal-like criminal.
The criminal was USA Gymnastics Team Doctor Larry Nassar, a notorious sexual assault in the United States. During his 29 years as team doctor from 1996 to 2014, he reached out to 256 female athletes, the youngest at the age of 6, including four Olympic champions! Police found 37,000 child pornography videos on his phone, including videos of himself sexually abusing young children!
How much dirt is hidden behind the glamorous USA gymnastics team? Is there a lack of rule of law for a demon to use his power to commit so many crimes but avoid justice? This article will explain it for you in depth from the legal level.
Case summary
Demon Doctor
Maggie Nikko was sent to the gymnastics association since childhood, where she practiced closed training and pursued her dream in her favorite gymnastics career.
One day, Maggie was trapped by an injury from training and turned to team doctor Larry Nassar for help. But during the treatment, Maggie wondered why the doctor had put his hand on her private parts.
Maggie then asks her teammates and discovers that they have the same experience! Maggie's coach heard their conversation and immediately informed Maggie's parents.
Maggie's parents immediately reported the team doctor to the USA Gymnastics Association, but the USA Gymnastics Association was perfunctory. Maggie's parents reported the case to the FBI, and the FBI's investigation has stalled.
On the eve of the Rio 2016 Olympic trials, Maggie won the all-around gymnastics championship and performed well on the day of the selections. But there is no Maggie on the list of Rio Olympic athletes.
Gymnastics star Simon Ben invited his friend Maggie to participate in the filming of the documentary, but Maggie was disqualified at the last minute.
There are indications that Maggie has become an outcast of the USA gymnastics team, and the most likely reason is to report team doctor Larry Nassar.
Larry Nassar, who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl for the first time since 1992, began a 26-year career as a sanctimonious demon doctor.
Get off scot-free
Why is Nassar not suspected by girls?
Under the rigorous training, the girls are often beaten and scolded, but the team doctor Nassar is kind and humorous, makes the girls happy during the treatment, and secretly brings them candy, so in their simple hearts, they think that he is an interesting team doctor.
While using his fingers to commit the assault, Nassar used the name of "this is a normal treatment" to comfort them, and girls who lack physical knowledge rarely question his "therapy", and it is even more difficult to think that the entire sexual assault process was recorded by Larry on camera. This particular treatment is Nassar's most commonly used despicable trick.
Even though some victims realized Larry's crime and reported it to the American Gymnastics Association and the FBI, the American gymnastics team at that time won the crown, and it was popular with fans, advertising contracts poured in, and countless dollars were drawn. In this case, how can they admit sexual assault and damage their own image?
As a result, the American Gymnastics Association used non-disclosure agreements to threaten to ruin girls' careers and shut the mouths of many girls.
Evil deeds
Because of his suicide, mental breakdown, countless female athletes who retired early, and countless families directly or indirectly destroyed.
At the trial, Biles, a famous female gymnast known as the "Black Pearl", issued an accusation: "To be clear, I blame Nassar and the entire system." ”
One of the most tragic cases is Chelsea Markham, who has passed away. Chelsea suffered depression after suffering aggression and ended his life at the age of 23.
There is also Kyle Stephen, who has been assaulted by Larry since she was 6 years old, realized and told her parents at age 12 that they thought she was talking gibberish and forced her to apologize to Nassar. Kyle's father realized his mistake years later, could not accept the fact that he was an accomplice, and chose to commit suicide.
Kyle stated in court: "The little girl will not grow up innocent, and when she grows into a powerful woman, she will come back and destroy you." ”
Nassar was also unrelenting on the Olympic stage, with many team members recalling being sexually assaulted by Nassar at the athlete's station: "He came to my room that night, and I didn't even think I would survive that night." Gymnastics World Champion Mikaela Maroni said.
Justice Trial
The trial of Larry Nassar began with a letter from former American gymnast Rachel Dan Holland to the Indiana Star: "I was 15 years old at the time, and he molested me in the name of treatment. ”
Soon after, the Star newspaper published the article and filed a lawsuit in court, revealing more of Larry's criminal deeds.
In the trash can of Nassar's home, the police found hundreds of sexual assault tapes filmed by Nassar, which became evidence in court.
156 victims came to the scene of the trial to accuse Larry of despicable crimes.
In 2017, Larry was sentenced to 60 years in prison for possessing 37,000 indecent photographs and videos.
In 2018, after more than a year of criminal prosecution, Nassar pleaded guilty. Judge Aquilina sentenced Nassar to 175 years in prison. The judge said: "You never want to take a step out of prison again. ”
Nassar did not cross the prison and nearly died in prison. On July 9, 2023, Nassar was attacked in a verbal altercation with a fellow inmate in prison, stabbed twice in the neck, 2 stabbed in the back, 6 stabbed in the chest, and collapsed his lungs.
Authorities did not release further details about the attack. But the report said the prison was facing a "staff shortage."
Interpret the law by case
What crimes are involved in Nassar's sexual assault of female athletes, if on the mainland?
1. The crime of rape
Rape of a woman by violence, coercion or other means, and sexual intercourse between a person with special duties for an underage girl and a young girl, shall be punished as rape.
How can it be judged whether a woman's will is being violated? Whether or not a woman is against her will cannot be regarded as the only criterion for determining resistance.
It should not only be superficial whether women resist rejection, but also whether women can resist, know about resistance, dare to resist, etc.
In this case, Nassar took advantage of the girls' lack of sexual knowledge and their young age to resist, and used coercion to assault the girls.
Nassar often uses coercion against girls, the essence of coercion is to arouse women's fear, so that women dare not resist, and Nassar uses his position to coerce the victims to dare not resist.
In this case, the perfunctory behavior of a Michigan court, USA Gymnastics Association, and the FBI also indulged Nassar's guilt.
In the interview, the reporter asked Stephen Penny, the CEO of the gymnastics association at the time: "If you receive an internal sexual assault lawsuit, will it be transferred to the local authority for handling?" Stephen replied categorically: "No."
The director of the FBI said that the concealment was done by an FBI employee, who had been fired and regretted that the animal had not been stopped.
The U.S. justice system also has a bias against women, especially when the perpetrators are powerful figures.
Back in 2014, then-Vice President Biden noted that gender bias existed in the criminal justice system and that violence against women led to serious health and social problems. It also called for an end to gender stereotypes in sexual assault cases and for addressing gender bias throughout the justice system.
In every U.S. state, calls for an end to discriminatory policing policies against women continue because many women are unfairly treated when seeking police assistance in sexual assault cases.
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