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The United States Olympics Committee has apologised after a report found that it failed to protect athletes from being sexually abused by Larry Nassar.
Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Nassar was jailed for more than 300 years after abusing at least 265 women.
The report found: “While Nassar bears ultimate responsibility for his decades-long abuse of girls and young women, he did not operate in a vacuum.
“Instead, he acted within an ecosystem that facilitated his criminal acts.”
USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy earlier this month so it can “expeditiously resolve” claims by athletes sexually abused by Nassar. Read more