Aly Raisman: ‘All We Needed Was One Adult To Do the Right Thing’

BLUMENTHAL after July 2016 ░░░░░░░░ me just ask you ░░░░░░░░ of you you can ░░░░░░░░ yes or no whether ░░░░░░░░ know of athletes that ░░░░░░░░ abused by Larry Nassar ░░░░░░░░ July 2015 during the ░░░░░░░░ month period when the ░░░░░░░░ did nothing You can ░░░░░░░░ say yes you do ░░░░░░░░ you want to tell ░░░░░░░░ how many if you ░░░░░░░░ If not just yes ░░░░░░░░ no Ms Biles BILES ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE Kaley Lorenz ░░░░░░░░ you can go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Kaley Lorenz is ░░░░░░░░ today and she was ░░░░░░░░ after I spoke out ░░░░░░░░ Yes RAISMAN Yes I ░░░░░░░░ met many of them ░░░░░░░░ I also just want ░░░░░░░░ be clear that in ░░░░░░░░ time that I had ░░░░░░░░ my abuse to U ░░░░░░░░ A Gymnastics I followed ░░░░░░░░ many many times My ░░░░░░░░ would follow up for ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ because I m sure ░░░░░░░░ you can imagine it ░░░░░░░░ so hard for me ░░░░░░░░ also I was so ░░░░░░░░ because of the positions ░░░░░░░░ power And we followed ░░░░░░░░ so many times and ░░░░░░░░ were constantly told that ░░░░░░░░ were working on it ░░░░░░░░ most important thing was ░░░░░░░░ keep it confidential not ░░░░░░░░ tell anyone They even ░░░░░░░░ me not really to ░░░░░░░░ about it with McKayla ░░░░░░░░ and give her breathing ░░░░░░░░ And so I thought ░░░░░░░░ t was being handled ░░░░░░░░ so I can t ░░░░░░░░ to you when you ░░░░░░░░ told by the president ░░░░░░░░ U S A Gymnastics ░░░░░░░░ the time Steve Penney ░░░░░░░░ they re handling it ░░░░░░░░ got it I didn ░░░░░░░░ know they were going ░░░░░░░░ mishandle it and cover ░░░░░░░░ up like they have ░░░░░░░░ when they re telling ░░░░░░░░ they re talking to ░░░░░░░░ FBI and they should ░░░░░░░░ reaching out soon I ░░░░░░░░ believed them And I ░░░░░░░░ t tell you the ░░░░░░░░ horrifying it is to ░░░░░░░░ young girls who look ░░░░░░░░ to me who watched ░░░░░░░░ compete in the Olympics ░░░░░░░░ tell me that they ░░░░░░░░ to see Nassar because ░░░░░░░░ me and my teammates ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to see ░░░░░░░░ Olympic doctor And I ░░░░░░░░ in his office Nassar ░░░░░░░░ office he had some ░░░░░░░░ of us And so ░░░░░░░░ went to see him ░░░░░░░░ they thought it was ░░░░░░░░ cool to have the ░░░░░░░░ doctor as us And ░░░░░░░░ it s that s ░░░░░░░░ one of the hardest ░░░░░░░░ most devastating parts for ░░░░░░░░ as so many survivors ░░░░░░░░ with guilt and shame ░░░░░░░░ so it s take ░░░░░░░░ takes everything I have ░░░░░░░░ work on not taking ░░░░░░░░ blame for that because ░░░░░░░░ is it s horrific ░░░░░░░░ I it s horrible ░░░░░░░░ meet them and to ░░░░░░░░ that over 100 victims ░░░░░░░░ have been spared the ░░░░░░░░ if all we needed ░░░░░░░░ one adult to do ░░░░░░░░ right thing BLUMENTHAL Thank ░░░░░░░░ DURBIN Thank you Senator ░░░░░░░░ Senator Hirono.”