Ex-sports doctor's victims draw strength from each other

 

January 24, 2018



LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clasina Syrovy would change the subject whenever someone asked if she knew former sports doctor Larry Nassar or mentioned news coverage of the unfolding scandal over his sexual abuse of young gymnasts.

She didn't want to be "another Jane Doe on the list," said Syrovy, who competed for 15 years. She certainly didn't want to reveal herself publicly as a victim.

"But as everything unfolded before my eyes like a really bad 'Lifetime' original movie based on true events, I gained some courage," Syrovy said in court Monday, confronting Nassar at his sentencing hearing. "After w...



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