Olympian files lawsuit over abuse

Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State, USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee and others over sexual abuse by Larry Nassar. Filed Tuesday in a California state court, the lawsuit means Wieber joins the more than 260 people suing Michigan State, USA Gymnastics and others for failing to prevent Nassar’s abuse of women and girls. The lawsuit alleges that USA Gymnastics “made a corporate decision to purge or otherwise destroy all medical records of victims of Nassar, including those medical records of Jordyn Wieber, in order to further conceal the sexual abuse of Nassar.” In a statement, Wieber said the lack of accountability from the school and USA Gymnastics has made her and other victims feel “shameful, confused and disappointed.” “My teammates and I were subjected to Larry Nassar every single month at the national team training center in Texas,” she said. “He was the only male allowed to be present in the athlete dorm rooms to do whatever he wanted. He was allowed to treat us in hotel rooms alone and without any supervision. ... Nobody was protecting us from being taken advantage of. Nobody was even concerned whether or not we were being sexually abused. I was not protected. My teammates were not protected. My parents trusted USA Gymnastics and Larry Nassar to take care of me, and we were betrayed by both.” An MSU spokeswoman said she was unaware of the lawsuit and declined to immediately provide comment.