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USA Gymnastics Files for Bankruptcy over Larry Nassar Scandal

HeadlineDec 06, 2018

And USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, in the latest fallout from the case of Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who has been convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls. The organization faces hundreds of lawsuits over the abuse and said it will use the Chapter 11 process as a vehicle for resolving those claims. A number of USA Gymnastics officials face criminal charges for allegedly covering up Larry Nassar’s abuses, and the organization faces possible removal as the governing body for gymnastics in the U.S.

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