Gymnasts abused by US team doctor Larry Nassar to get US$380 million
- The settlement – one of the largest ever recorded for victims of sex abuse – ends a five-year legal battle over a scandal that rocked the US Olympic movement
- Nassar assaulted hundreds of women over two decades, including gold medallists Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney
Victims of jailed former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar are to receive US$380 million after reaching a settlement with USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers, lawyers said on Monday.
The settlement – one of the largest ever recorded for victims of sex abuse – ends a five-year legal battle that erupted following the abuse scandal that rocked the US Olympic movement.
Nassar, 58, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine doctor at USA Gymnastics (USAG) and Michigan State University (MSU).
Hundreds of women – including Olympic gold medallists such as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney – have accused Nassar of sexually abusing them over the course of his more than two-decade career.
Monday’s settlement, which includes claims from Biles, Raisman and Maroney, was confirmed during a hearing in a federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis.