US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles is also among the victims of abuse.
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The US Gymnastics Federation has to pay $ 380 million to hundreds of female athletes for sexual abuse while exercising. The perpetrator, gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, had previously been sentenced to 175 years in prison.
I.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 worked for sustainable change in this sport,” she said.
The safety of female athletes is to be guaranteed in the future
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. In total, hundreds of gymnasts and their parents had sued him.
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