Often when a survivor of sexual assault tells their story, they relive the experience. There is bravery in the retelling of trauma.
The gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman sat in front of the U.S. Senate two weeks ago and called for the FBI to face accountability for their inaction after receiving reports of the assault they experienced at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar. These women, just four of the at least 160 assaulted by Nassar, have retold, and relived, their stories over and over again.
The question is: are colleges and universities listening?
• Nassar – spent 19 years in the employ of Michigan State University
• Dr. Richard Strauss – spent 20 years in the employ of The Ohio State University
• Jerry Sandusky – spent 30 years in the employ of Penn State University
• Dr. Robert Anderson – spent 37 years in the employ of University of Michigan
