Did many years ago in some cases. Well take you in the courtroom when nassar is sentenced by the judge. Jean casarez joins us now. Bring us up to speed, this is a momentous day in what has been a sexual abuse epidemic lasting rorter hats right. Were at the moment now the cour has broken but the next step will be the actual sentencing of larry nassar. Olympic doctor here at msu State University for the Athletic Department, womens division. 156 victims of Sexual Assault have stepped up to the podium and that courtroom in the last week and have given their stories of exactly what happened to them of the Sexual Assault at the hands of larry that is sar. We also heard a timeline from these victims that in 1997, one of them went to the gymnastics coach at msu and said, ive been sexually assaulted by larry nassar and she says nothing was done. Another victim said i wasnt born until 1997. It didnt have to happen to me. In 2000, the last victim was sexually assaulted, the first one to come forw
journalists more than ever. what finally started this rec onning and ended this decades-long cycle of abuse was investigative reporting. without that first indianapolis star story in august of 2016, without the story where rachel came forward publicly shortly the thereafter, he would still be practicing medicine, treating athletes and abusing kids. let that sink in for a minute. right now he would be at his office on hague dorn and hannah, not far from this courtroom in the michigan state university campus, abusing children had it not been the investigative reporters and rachel who brought this case. we know federal law enforcement did not stop him nor did trab trainers or coaches or deans or