Gymnast Sexual Abuse Victims Offered $215 Million Insurance Payout to Settle Claims February 4, 2020 By Will Graves USA Gymnastics has filed a bankruptcy plan that includes an offer of $215 million for sexual abuse survivors to settle...
Feds Investigating How U.S. Olympic Boards Handled Sex Abuse Claims September 17, 2019 By Eddie Pells Federal investigators are looking into the way the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and national governing bodies of Olympic sports...
Gymnasts to Texas Lawmakers: Allow Sex Abuse Victims to Sue Institutions May 16, 2019 By Clarice Silber Former U.S. national team gymnasts backing a Texas bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse more time to sue...
New Suit Filed in Indiana Against USA Gymnastics Seeks Help for Abused Athletes May 2, 2019 A new lawsuit filed in Indiana seeks to protect potentially thousands of abused gymnasts who might not have known about...
Congressional Report Finds Olympic Leaders Valued Reputation Over Athletes’ Safety December 28, 2018 By Eddie Pells A congressional review of the U.S. Olympic system’s handling of sex-abuse cases criticizes a culture that sought to protect reputation...
USA Gymnastics, Short on Funds to Pay Sex-Abuse Claims, Files for Bankruptcy December 6, 2018 By Eben Novy-Williams, Allison McNeely and Josh Saul USA Gymnastics, under threat of being decertified by the U.S. Olympic Committee, filed for bankruptcy after running short of funds...
Texas-Based Karolyis, Others Sued by Gymnast Over Team Doctor’s Abuse May 3, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano A former member of the U.S. national team on became the latest gymnast to file suit over sexual abuse by...
Michigan State’s Nassar Scandal May Cost More Than Sandusky’s April 11, 2018 By Kate Smith Michigan State University’s ties to former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar may be a costlier problem for the college than...
State AG Investigating Who Knew What in Michigan State Sex Abuse Case January 29, 2018 By Larry Lage Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette lashed out at Michigan State University on Jan. 27 for allowing Larry Nassar to sexually...