This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Were going to begin tonight with a troubling story that first gained National Attention on 60 minutes, the sexual abuse of female olympic gymnasts. Today victims told congress the stories they had kept secret for years out of fear. Legislation is in the works to protect future victims. Dr. Jon lapook has been heading our investigation of the case, and he has todays capitol hill developments. I want the women who testified to know how very proud i am of you for standing up. I know how hard it is. Reporter senators called todays testimony an act of bravery. Elite gymnasts including Jessica Howard and Jamie Dantzscher described sexual abuse by dr. Lawrence nassar beginning when they were teens. Dantzscher won a bronze medal in the 2000 olympics. He abused me in my hotel room in sydney at the olympic games. I was disbelieved and even criticized by some in the Gymnastics Community for bringing this disturbin
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