To hear the survivors of Larry Nassar
You talked about Catholicism with my mother while sexually violating me. Therefore, I know you’ve been told that everyone is a child of God and every human has inherent dignity, yet you clearly never took that to heart, because you saw me, a literal child of God, as an object you could use to make yourself feel more powerful.
You were Larry, my doctor, my idol, and, most importantly, my friend, or so I thought. I thought you were helping me, and I have now come to learn that you were just manipulating me, my family, my coaches, and my friends so that you were trusted.
Larry Nassar was never Doctor Nassar to me. He was Larry, our friend, and not only to myself but to my family, coaches, and teammates who trusted him also.
While it has not been easy to find the strength to be where I am today, I am here as a survivor. I am no longer a victim. I have wasted so much time trying to put into words the effect that Larry Nassar has had on me and how to express the amount of damage that he has done to me and how negatively he has impacted my life.
I’m a middle school teacher and I teach 12, 13, and 14 year old kids every day. And every single day when I look at them I am faced with the reality of how young and defenseless we were when Larry molested us.
That man was the hero doctor in town and he had us all fooled, but in late March of 2014 I found out that man’s true identity. Larry Nassar was no hero, he was a villain.
That man was the hero doctor in town and he had us all fooled, but in late March of 2014 I found out that man’s true identity. Larry Nassar was no hero, he was a villain.
Larry manipulated, violated every ethical code of being a doctor. He robbed a good portion of my gymnastics experience, but not just for me, from countless women.
You and your actions have walked with me every step of the way since leaving Michigan State University, such a beautiful campus tarnished with your touch.
Not only was Larry Nassar my doctor, I thought he was my friend. He contacted me on Facebook complimenting and telling me how beautiful I was. Looking — and contacted me on numerous occasions, but I was only 15 and I thought he was just trying to be nice to me. Now I believe this was all part of the grooming process that I’ve learned about.
