This documentary is about the largest sexual assault case in the history of global sports .
In 29 years, nearly 500 girls were brutally attacked by the same demon, and the youngest victim was under 13 years old.
The numbers are shocking!
They entered the gymnastics training camp with dreams and hopes, but were mercilessly hurt by the scum.
The severity of this case is worse than the "Bao Yuming case ."
HBO used this case as a prototype last year and filmed a high-scoring documentary "At the Core of the Gold Medal: American Gymnastics Scandal" .
This year's "Whistleblower", once again focused on this case;
Revealed to us a more foul scene in the American Gymnastics Association .
Dark Dreamcatcher
Every athlete has a dream path to win the Olympic gold medal.
And gymnastics is undoubtedly the most difficult one of these roads.
Under the light of the medals and flowers, you can't imagine how many blood and tears shed behind these girls .
In fact, whether it is China or the United States;
Most of the girls who practice gymnastics leave their parents since childhood and receive intensive gymnastics training in training camps.
At that time, the national team training base for American gymnastics was in Texas, and the Carolis were in charge.
They have been carrying out the "concentration camp" cruel training method for a long time.
Under their management, the training base became an isolated place .
They do not allow the players' parents to enter and visit, or even contact them.
There is no signal around the training camp.
Underage girls, absolutely closed management.
Under such a system, the abuse of power is inevitable.
The Carolis will have complete control of these girls. The training tool they are good at using is "fear" .
Girls have to weigh themselves every day, and if they get fat, they will be called "fat cow" and "you are a pig" .
Slaps and choked necks are commonplace, and there are often children whose faces are scratched by Caroli's ring.
Violence, corporal punishment, and mental abuse are prevalent in training camps.
But for gymnastics, for the Olympic dream, they can only choose to persist and continue.
In this environment, the line between "child abuse" and "hard training" has become blurred.
At this time, team doctor Larry Nassar appeared.
He is like a ray of light in the dark. He is a recognized "good person" in the eyes of girls , and an upright and kind "good doctor" in everyone's eyes .
Since 1986, Nassar has worked for the US Olympic gymnastics team.
He also participated in four Olympic Games as a team doctor .
At the same time, he is also a school doctor at Michigan State University, has several medical degrees, has extensive contacts, and earns a lot of money.
He never beat and scolded these children, he was polite and funny, and even a little polite.
When the girls felt scared and scared, he would bring them gifts and small snacks, and help them get rid of their illnesses.
These details made them trust the team doctor unconditionally.
But the girls didn't expect that this team doctor was the most terrifying beast.
Athlete A
"He used his right hand outside to help me relax my myofascial membrane, but his left hand sexually assaulted me under the towel."
In 2016, the "Indianapolis Star" wrote an article about a possible coach sexual assault scandal in the United States Gymnastics Association .
This attracted a female lawyer Rachel Danhuo Rand 's attention.
Rachel also liked gymnastics very much since she was a child, but because she practiced late, she was too tall;
She can only participate in the competition at the club level and her results are average.
But as long as training is inevitable, there will be pain, so she met Naxal for the first time when she was 15 years old.
On the surface, Naxal was examining her, but in fact he secretly assaulted her with his fingers underneath .
Her mother was still standing by, and she didn't realize what this person was doing when she was young.
Rachel thought that her mother hadn't said that it was a normal physical examination.
But it wasn't until a few months later that she discovered that her mother had no idea about it.
After that, she also treated Naxal for a year;
He became more and more intensified, which caused a serious psychological shadow on her.
She also thought about exposing him, but was "reminded" by the head coach not to speak out, because it would have a bad effect .
Only then did she understand that she couldn't do anything when she was young, and it was not yet time.
So as an adult, she has been actively collecting evidence and data from that year.
Until this article in The Star appeared, she knew that Naxal's "good day" had come to an end.
She immediately got in touch with the staff of The Star;
I hope to come out with his real name and expose the ugly truth about Naxal.
Then Olympian Jamie Dalziel Rochelle also contacted the "Star", because she was once the victim of Nazare.
"He did a medical examination for me, but he left me naked."
Jamie has participated in the Sydney Olympics and is a very good gymnast.
Participating in the Olympics is under great pressure, coupled with high-intensity training;
Her back condition is always bad.
Sometimes, she had to receive Naxal's "treatment" four times a day , and she always thought it was the one who helped her.
Until now, she discovered that Naxal never stopped his brutality during the Olympics.
Even worse than they are, is Maggie Nichols .
"Will he do this to you? Is it normal? Yes, he always does this to me."
Maggie has an amazing talent for gymnastics.
She started practicing gymnastics at the age of three, stood on the field at the age of ten, and joined the national team at the age of 15.
2015 was the pinnacle of her career and she was in very good shape.
If this state has been maintained, she will almost certainly be selected for the Olympic team.
But in June of this year, she chose to report Naxal;
Became the first person to formally report Larry Naxal, known as "Athlete A".
"Athlete A" is the codename for Maggie Nichols in the internal mail of the American Gymnastics Association.
The price she paid for this report was to end her Olympic dream.
Because the choice of Olympians lies in the hands of the American Gymnastics Association.
The coach reported Naxal’s sexual assault on children to the president of the American Gymnastics Association, however;
They knew everything, but they didn't do anything.
For the image and honor of the Gymnastics Association, they chose to sacrifice these children.
"The Star" found after investigation that in the office file cabinet of the President of the Gymnastics Association, there were 54 coaches' complaints of sexual assault.
According to the law, he should report these things to the local government, but he did not.
He also stated in his testimony that unless the complaint is signed by the victim or his parents, it will be regarded as a rumor and will not be processed.
Regarded as a rumor? ? ?
Under Steve's policy, the coaches who are complained about are like okay people, doing whatever they want, with impunity;
It even extended its claws to more children.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Maggie's accusation has also been "habitually ignored" by them.
But the girls who were victimized did not ignore this report.
One, two, three...... The athletes' reports from the athletes swarmed, and it quickly rose to more than 500 people.
Things got worse and worse, and the FBI began to investigate Naxal.
They found 37,000 pornographic pictures of children and a video of him sexually assaulting children in his home .
Nassar was prosecuted and eventually sentenced to 175 years in prison.
Calculated by his current age, he must die in prison.
Surprisingly, in Naxal’s plea clause;
There is a statement that allows victims to read in court a statement about the impact of the case on them.
Originally, they wanted to accept the impact statement in exchange for minimizing criminal charges;
After all , there are very few victims who dare to face rapists .
But what they didn't expect was that 88 women applied to the court to face Naxal and disclose their experiences.
Their behavior has inspired more victims to stand up bravely.
In the end, the hearing lasted for 7 days. A total of 156 witnesses stood in front of the court podium, many of whom were Olympic gold medalists.
Subsequently, the alleged sexual assaults involved in the American Gymnastics Association documents were also sentenced one after another.
In 2018, Missouri State University compensated 332 victims with 500 million U.S. dollars.
This is also the "highest amount in history" paid by a university for sexual abuse cases .
The incident seemed to be over, but it was far from over.
If the "Star" did not write that article, it did not expose the shady of the American Gymnastics Association;
If Maggie did not choose to stand up, but chose to swallow the Olympic dream;
If Rachel can never wait for her chance, her evidence is useless...
I can't imagine how many more children will be brutally killed.
In 29 years, more than 500 girls were victimized. This number shocked the sports world and the world.
We are surprised, we are angry, how can there be so much! so much!
But in fact, everyone in this system is the culprit in creating this number.
On the poster of "The Whistleblower", there is such a sentence-
"Was winning worth the cost?"
Is it worth it to win?
I think it's not worth it.
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