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Timesuck with Dan Cummins

408 - Larry Nassar and the US Gymnastics Scandal

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Dan Cummins

True Crime, Society & Culture, Religion, Conspiracies, History, Biographies, Education, Adult Humor, Comedy, Dark Humor, Conspiracy, Cults

4.721.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 151 minutes

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Summary

How was Dr. Larry Nassar able to sexually abuse over 500 victims, almost all of them young female gymnasts, over a period of 25+ years, in plain sight? He abused many of them while their parents sat right next to them, or across the room. And what culture of abuse was exposed when he was finally investigated?

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0:00.0

Larry Nassar is innocent, another witch hunt victim and a culture that just will not...

0:06.1

Yeah, right! No, come on, Larry Nassar is a true monster.

0:10.6

For over two decades, when he was still out in the wild, he mastered the art of being a wolf and sheep's clothing.

0:17.0

A real, real purvy, slimy, slimy wolf who needed to have his paws cut off.

0:22.0

Larry seemed to damn near everyone

0:24.0

to be a super friendly, kind, patient, funny, top-tier doctor

0:28.0

with deep extensive knowledge of human anatomy.

0:30.0

He appeared professional, trustworthy. He was loved by nearly all the parents, children, and other professionals he came across in the gymnastics industry for three decades.

0:40.0

Most of his victims didn't even realize he was sexually abusing them.

0:44.0

That's how crafty he was.

0:45.0

They truly believed they were being treated by some sort of medical luminary.

0:49.0

Nasser was an osteopathic physician who primarily treated young female gymnast, a group of

0:55.1

athletes in need of frequent medical care, due to the continual injuries and wear and tear that

1:00.3

comes with competing in gymnastics at the highest, most elite level.

1:05.0

Through some skillful networking, Larry was selected to be the team position for the USA

1:09.6

Women's Gymnastics team, a prestigious position that earned him a lot of respect in the

1:14.0

U.S. gymnastics community, really the global community. And Larry quickly

1:17.9

became a renowned doctor. Parents felt lucky to have their daughters received

1:21.4

treatments from one of the best in the biz.

1:24.1

Many gymnasts felt the same, or at least they wanted to feel that way.

1:27.4

They thought they should feel that way.

1:29.4

But as the years dragged on, Dr. Nasr's highly unusual and invasive treatments started to make more and more

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