Macur writes: "Rachael Denhollander had the first word and the last one."
Rachael Denhollander, the first former gymnast to go public with accusations of abuse by Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, was also the last of 156 people to speak at his sentencing hearing. (photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
29 January 18
achael Denhollander had the first word and the last one.
A former gymnast who became a lawyer and a coach, Ms. Denhollander told The Indianapolis Star in 2016 that Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar had molested her as a child.
She had just read a report in The Star about U.S.A. Gymnastics’ mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against coaches. But no one had yet spoken up about Dr. Nassar, who molested young athletes for about two decades while pretending the abuse was therapy.
