adminPYEONGCHANG. — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he was saddened by the “tragic and criminal” sexual abuse case that has rocked US gymnastics and that he hopes an independent investigation will ascertain where athletes were failed. Disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment.
The case against Nassar has sparked investigations into how US Olympic officials, USA Gymnastics, the sport’s governing body, and Michigan State University, where Nassar also worked, failed to investigate complaints about him going back years.
Bach, speaking yesterday after an IOC Executive Board meeting ahead of this month’s Winter Games, said discussions on the issue had been very emotional. “The IOC Executive Board is deeply shocked and saddened by the abuse scandal in the U.S. Gymnastics Federation,” Bach said in a statement. — Reuters.
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