Vancouver Sun

Olympic champ Biles says doctor abused her

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Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she is among the athletes sexually abused by a now-imprisoned former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Biles, who won four gold medals and five overall at the 2016 Olympics, released a statement via Twitter on Monday saying she is one of the “many survivors” that were abused by Larry Nassar. Nassar, who spent more than two decades as a physician at USA Gymnastics while also working at Michigan State University, has admitted sexually assaulting gymnasts, possessing child pornograph­y and molesting girls who sought medical treatment. Biles, now 20, called Nassar’s behaviour “completely unacceptab­le, disgusting, and abusive, especially from someone whom I was told to trust.”

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