few answers and have even more questions about how this was allowed to occur and dozens of other little girls and women at michigan state had to be abused after i reported. in sacrificing my childhood for the chance to compete for the united states, i am haunted by the fact that even after i reported my abuse, so many women and girls had to suffer at the hands of larry nassar. usa gymnastics and the united states olympic and paralympic committee and the fbi have all detrade me and those who were abused by larry nassar after i reported. the coverup of my abuse and the fbi s fail your to interview me for more than a year after my complaint are well documented in the oig report. after i reported my abuse to usa gymnastics, my family and i were told by the former president, steve penny, to keep quiet and not say anything that could hurt the fbi investigation. we now know there was no real fbi investigation occurring. while my complaints with the
abbott and others worked to conceal nassar s crimes. penny arranged with the fbi to conduct my interview at the olympic training center when i was under the control of the usa gymnastics and olympic committees. penny flew to the olympic training center and made sure i was aware he was there. i felt pressured by the fbi to consent to nassar s plea deal. the agent diminished the significant of my abuse. it made me feel my criminal case was not worth pursuing. the special agent in charge of visiting nassar met penny for beers to discuss another job
a survivor s healing is affected by the handling of their abuse. it disgusts me that we are still fighting for the most basic answers and accountability over 6 years later. if 2015 it was known that at least 6 national team athletes had been abused by nassar. there was even one of the athletes that was abused on film. given our abuser s access to children, stopping him should have been a priority. instead the following occurred. the fbi failed to interview parties in a timely manner. it took over 14 months for the fbi to contact me despite my many requests to be interviewed by him. the records established that steve penny, fbi agent jay
opportunity. they didn t interview the survivors. i watched multiple high ranging officials resign or retire without explanation of how they contributed to the problem. some of whom were thanked for their service and rewarded with severance or bonus money. they complaints were mishandled by federal law enforcement officers who failed to follow their most basic duties. the fbi and others in usag knew that nassar molested children and did nothing to restrict his access. penny could have walked a few steps to file a report. with the indiana child protective services bah they
told by the president of the usa gymnastics penny they are handling it it. i didn t know they would cover it up like they have. they told me they are talking to the fbi and they should reach out soon, i believed them. i can t tell you how horrifying it is to meet young girls who look up to me who watched me compete in the olympics and tell me that they went to see nassar because of me and my teammates because they wanted to see the olympic doctor. in his office he has some photos of us. they went to see him because they thought it was so cool to have the same doctor as us. that s one more thing of the hardest and most devastating parts for me. survivors suffer with guilt and shame. takes everything i have to work on not taking the blame for