‘Abusers, your time is up:’ Nassar’s accusers in their own words

He was lauded as a must-see doctor for the United States’ best gymnasts. Now Larry Nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison. Over seven days, women recounted his sexual abuse at a marathon sentencing hearing in Michigan.

“‘He’s a miracle worker. He can fix anyone or anything.’ Thinking back to these words filling my naïve mind, all I can think of is how this man, someone who held oh-so-many high credentials, was the monster who left me with more pain and scars than I came to his office with.” — Jade Capua, gymnast “You seem to have a hard time looking at me now, but you didn’t when I was half-naked on your table. What kind of doctor can tell a 13-year-old they are done growing by the size of their pubic bone?” — Arianna Guerrero, gymnast “Larry is the most dangerous type of abuser. One who is capable of manipulating his victims through coldly calculated grooming methodologies, pre- senting the most wholesome and caring external persona as a deliberate means to ensure a steady stream of young children to assault.” — Rachael Denhollander, gymnast “Little girls don’t stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world.” — Kyle Stephens, family friend “Please don’t waste your allocution on your grief, your regret or any other emotion. Don’t tell us how you and God have made amends, or how you are different. You need to confess the facts.” — Emma Ann Miller, gymnast “My parents, who had my best interest at heart, will forever have to live with the fact that they continually brought their daughter to a sexual predator, and were in the room as he assaulted me.” — Marie Anderson, swimmer “I thought that training for the Olympics would be the hardest thing that I would ever have to do. But, in fact, the hardest thing I would ever have to do is process that I am a victim of Larry Nassar.”

— Jordyn Wieber, gymnast and Olympic medallist

“I was attacked on social media . . . People didn’t believe me, even people I thought were my friends. They called me a liar, a whore, and even accused me of making all of this up just to get attention.”

— Jamie Dantzscher, gymnast and Olympic medallist

“I reported it. Michigan State University, the school I loved and trusted, had the audacity to tell me that I did not understand the difference between sexual assault and a medical procedure.” — Amanda Thomashow, Michigan State student

“Let this sentence strike fear in anyone who thinks it is OK to hurt another person. Abusers, your time is up. The survivors are here, standing tall, and we are not going anywhere.”

— Aly Raisman, gymnast and sixtime Olympic medallist The New York Times