Simone Biles Calls Out ‘Entire System’: It ‘Enabled and Perpetrated’ Larry Nassar’s Abuse
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is speaking out against an entire system she claims “enabled and perpetrated” abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. During her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on…
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is speaking out against an entire system she claims “enabled and perpetrated” abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
During her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Biles explained, “I don’t want another young gymnast, Olympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that I and hundreds of others have endured before, during, and continuing to this day.”
She continued, “To be clear, I blame Larry Nassar, and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse.”
Biles also accused the FBI, USA Gymnastics and United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee of failing to do “what was necessary to protect us.”
She added, “We have been failed and we deserve answers. Nassar is where he belongs, but those who enabled him deserve to be held accountable. If they are not, I am convinced that this will continue to happen to others across Olympic sports.”