Luke Cooley Marisa Kwiatkowski was investigating sexual abuse in Indiana public schools when a source suggested she look into how USA Gymnastics handles allegations of abuse. Kwiatkowski and her colleagues worked painstakingly with Denhollander to publish her account, which would ultimately lead to revelations that Nassar had abused hundreds of young gymnasts while employed by USA Gymnastics. How do you approach interviews with survivors of sexual abuse? JEFF KOWALSKY via Getty Images Rachael Denhollander became the first woman to publicly accuse former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar of sexual abuse when she approached The Indianapolis Star with her story. Sexual abuse and failure to report sexual abuse is not a gymnastics problem.

Source: Huffington Post January 21, 2019 13:00 UTC