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Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar appears in court for his final sentencing phase in Eaton County Circuit Court on Feb. 5, 2018, in Charlotte, Michigan. (Rena Laverty/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Seventy women.
And not women, really. Girls.
That’s how many female athletes the lecher Larry Nassar sexually abused between the time the FBI first learned of the allegations and when he was arrested by Michigan officials on separate information.
Nassar, the former doctor for the USA Gymnastics team, who will spend the rest of his wretched life rotting in prison for abusing hundreds of female patients, including Olympian Simone Biles, was free to defile 70 female athletes while the FBI fell asleep at the wheel.
May 10, 2021
Donna Palomba. Contributed
WATERBURY – Woodbury resident Donna Palomba, founder of Jane Doe No More, will share her story of tragedy, triumph and transformation as part of the Palace Theater’s 2nd Act series on May 18 at 7 p.m. Palomba, formerly of Waterbury, will share her insights on making her choices after a violent sexual assault in her home in 1993.
Using her story as a case study, Palomba will explore not only her fight for justice, but the fight to prevent and raise awareness about sexual assault through the work of the non-profit she founded, Jane Doe No More. She’ll also share the challenges she faced as a businesswoman.