Are Larry Nassar's survivors being believed?
In the end, Larry Nassar's survivors were believed. But is that enough? For one week in January 2018, hundreds of women and girls told their stories about Larry Nassar's abuse.
What happened to Larry Nassar in 2004?
In this episode, we take you back to 2004 - 13 years before Dr. Larry Nassar would admit in court that he sexually abused children. This incident with a teenager will show you not just what Larry was doing to so many of his patients, but how he got away with it again and again.
Who are the victims of Larry Nassar?
Amanda Thomashow was a graduate student at Michigan State University in 2014, when she was abused by Larry Nassar. Michigan Radio hide caption Kyle Stephens. Michigan Radio hide caption Brianne Randall-Gay was 17 when she reported Larry Nassar in 2004.
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How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history.
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Larry Nassar Is Behind Bars, But Work Continues For His Survivors
December 17, 2018 • In the end, Larry Nassar's survivors were believed. But is that enough?
Who is Larry Nassar?
Now, when most people picture Larry Nassar, they probably think of a gaunt, black-haired man in glasses, handcuffs, and an orange jumpsuit. He’s one of the worst serial pedophiles in U.S. history. Nearly 500 women and girls say they were abused by Nassar, according to attorneys.
What is Larry Nassar's rule?
Even when his career took off, he always had one rule: “Gymnast first, gymnast first, gymnast first.”. “If you break their train of trust, you’re done. Because they’ll never trust you again.
What did Larry Nassar look like before handcuffs?
It’s easy to forget that before the handcuffs, Larry Nassar looked like a regular guy — your typical, suburban dad. He was silly and friendly, good at his job. He was a white guy in a polo shirt with his cell phone holstered to his belt.
Who is the host of the Nassar podcast?
The new podcast, a collaboration between NPR and Michigan Radio, will be hosted and reported by Smith and Wells; Wells has been a public radio reporter for the last seven years, and she began covering the Nassar case in the fall of 2016. Throughout the course of the podcast, the two will interview survivors, parents, and police in an attempt to explain how, for so long, hundreds of women weren't believed.
How did this collaboration between NPR and Michigan Radio come to be?
As the story started getting more and more national attention, more and more of our reporting was for a national audience and got picked up by NPR . The first time [the national audience] really became familiar with these women and the stories was during the sentencing of Larry Nassar. Suddenly it was just everywhere, and it was incredibly powerful—and I understand why that moment was the one that really ignited the firestorm, but there was so much behind it. These women had been fighting for so long to be believed. They’d been fighting on a very real local level just to get Larry Nassar into prison on child sexual abuse. There was a long period where it seemed like that might not happen.
Is Larry Nassar a prisoner?
When Larry Nassar is sitting in a courtroom wearing a prison jumpsuit, it's easy to understand that he's done something very wrong. Once a beloved Olympic gymnastics doctor, Nassar is now a convicted serial child molester whose court case played out on a national stage after he was accused of assaulting more than 300 girls and women, including a number of prominent gymnasts like Aly Raisman and Simone Biles.
Has the recent news about Brett Kavanaugh affected how you think about your reporting and what you’ve learned?
I will tell you that it has deeply affected the women that I have heard from who have been through this. A lot of other women feel, fairly or not, that their own credibility is up for trial. And I think that has been really, really hard for them. We’re struck by how many times we’ll be in an interview with somebody, and they’ll be talking about what Larry Nassar did to them—which has been proven in court—and they’ll say, "You believe me, right?" Lindsey and I, the first time, were like, "What is happening here? Of course we believe you." But it’s so much a core part of their experiences of not being believed, that seeing somebody at a public level [like in the hearing] is so personal to them.
When does Larry Nassar's world fall apart?
Larry Nassar's world starts to fall apart in the summer of 2016, thanks to three things: a tough Michigan detective, a team of journalists in Indiana, and a homeschooling mom from Kentucky. In this episode, you'll hear Larry's facade collapse - on tape. 28 min. Nov 12, 2018.
How many women and girls confront Larry Nassar?
The world watches as more than 200 women and girls confront Larry Nassar at his sentencing hearings. "Little girls don't stay little forever," says one survivor. "They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world."
