A former elite gymnast said Tuesday that a sports doctor who treated Olympic athletes overlooked what turned out to be a broken leg while he molested her in the basement of his home, one of the latest victims to testify at a Michigan sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar. Nassar, 54, has admitted sexually assaulting athletes under the guise of medical treatment when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which is the sport's national governing organization and trains Olympians. “I have a voice now, and I want to be heard.”

For the sixth day, the victim impact statements continued Tuesday, and in all, prosecutors say a total of 158 statements will be read or delivered in court. Nassar pleaded guilty to assaulting seven people in Ingham County, but the sentencing hearing has been open to anyone who said they were a victim. Close to 100 women testified last week at sentencing hearings for Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics doctor and sports medicine physician at Michigan State University who pleaded guilty to charges of criminal sexual conduct and child pornography. The Final Five — Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Lauren Hernandez, Madison Kocian — held a record-breaking number of Olympic team medals among them, embodied precision, grace and muscle that defied what we understood to be humanly possible, and were united by more than their athletic prowess. “I feel that our best recourse is for President Simon to resign immediately in order to allow the healing process to begin, first and foremost for the survivors and secondarily for our university.”

On Friday, the university’s board of trustees asked state Attorney General Bill Schuette to launch a review of the university’s handling of the events surrounding Nassar. Following the news, Liukin’s father, the current head coach of the Women’s National Team, announced he would offer up local training centers for the teams to work in.
Three members of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors resign amid criticism over their handling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.