Sports & Politics Intersect: When Olympic gold corrupts
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Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “I fear that there are still people working at these organizations who put money, medals and reputation above the safety of athletes.” - Aly Raisman on the institutions that enableSports & Politics Intersect: When Olympic gold corrupts
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “I fear that there are still people working at these organizations who put money, medals and reputation above the safety of athletes.” - Aly Raisman on the institutions that enabled Larry Nassar’s sexual predation Larry Nassar, former trainer with USA Gymnastics and a doctor at Michigan State University, will ostensibly spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving a 60-year federal prison sentence after a child pornography conviction. The 54-year-old has also pled guilty to ten counts of sexual assault and is awaiting two sentence hearings for those crimes. More than 150 women and girls have filed complaints against Nassar over the years, and while his sentencing is a huge win in terms of taking the freedom away from a sexual predator and child molestor, victims and their families aren’t willing to stop there. While Nassar’s disgusting crimes destroyed the lives of many, the institutions that allowed him to continue working w Read more