Hundreds of victims of convicted ex-sports doctor Larry Nasser are awarded a total of $ 380 million. Nasser had sexually abused US gymnasts for years. Including the Olympic champions Simone Biles, Alexandra Raisman and McKayla Maroney.
In the abuse scandal involving former US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who has now been convicted, his victims have been awarded compensation of 380 million US dollars (337 million euros). The decision in the multi-year legal dispute between the US Gymnastics Federation and the National Olympic and Paralympic Committee on the one hand and the victims on the other was made by a court in Indianapolis on Monday, as the US Gymnastics Federation announced. The sum covers claims from “hundreds of women,” wrote ESPN, including Olympic champions Simone Biles, Alexandra Raisman and McKayla Maroney.
The money must now be transferred from the gymnastics association. Its president, Li Li Leung, apologized on behalf of the association for the pain he caused. “Alone and as a group, the survivors campaigned for sustainable change in this sport,” she said. In addition to the financial compensation, the association has also committed itself to guaranteeing the safety of athletes in the future through various measures and the involvement of survivors in decision-making bodies.
A total of three judgments had been passed against Nassar since the summer of 2017, and he was sentenced to prison terms of up to 175 years for his criminal assaults, including against minors. He pleaded guilty to sexually abusing several girls in the trials. Hundreds of gymnasts and their parents had sued him.
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