It's been a whole week since I posted! How did the week go by so fast? Self-absorbed, for sure. Just doing my genealogy thing and watching basketball games when they are on.
Which makes me think--this whole Larry Nassar thing. I think first he should be horse whipped, then castrated, then his offending hand cut off, THEN jailed for 175+ years. Most of you may not know who or what I am talking about.
A sports doctor who worked at Michigan State and for the Olympic gymnasts, who has sexually abused gymnasts for decades.
Some 160 of those gymnasts came forward with "victim" statements at his trial in Lansing, last week.
Now--it seems the University is taking the heat for his actions. The President has resigned and yesterday, also the Athletic Director, which makes me sad because they were not aware of the situation.
Now--last night, the football coach and the basketball coach had to have press conferences to address sexual abuse. They didn't even know the guy! I can vouch for both coaches--early this summer a couple of the football players were charged with sexually abusing a young woman at a party. The football coach immediately took away their scholarships and kicked them out of college.
The Olympic Committee had praised this "doctor" for years, turning him into a world renowned gymnastic doctor. Sending him gymnasts from different States, sending him to the training camps around the States.
What I can't figure out, a lot of times he "treated" these girls while their mother's were sitting a few feet away from the "table". How did they not know what was going on? Didn't the girls say anything?
Now "they" want to blame the University? Just because someone, who no longer is even alive, hired said "doctor" eons ago? Calling for the coaches to resign? They were not even aware of any of this until a few weeks ago.
What about the OIC? They are the ones who built him up? I guess their membership board is being forced to resign also.
What did he do? Apparently his "procedure", which he has maintained is a long time proven medical procedure, was to insert his fingers into the girls vagina opening to stretch the pelvic bones, in turn making those bones more flexible. It must have worked, as many of his "patients" have won Olympic gold medals in gymnastics.
I can think of many things doctor's have done to me and friends of mine, that while were totally acceptable years ago, could now be viewed as sexual abuse.
Who knows? He's off to jail for 200+ years and heads will roll.
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On a lighter more positive note--my son was told a year ago that he was in remission for prostate cancer. He got his tests results back on Wednesday, a week after his 60th birthday. Still in remission!! Thank you, God.
I've followed that trial. I disagree with you on the universities responsibility in the Larry Nassar thing and also in the responsibility of the gymnastics committee. Many of those girls did report what he was doing to the dean, the university coaches, etc. and the committee, some a decade ago. Two girls even committed suicide because they were not believed. He was even getting erections during his 'treatments!' With at least one girl he told her he could stick his whole fist up there because she was so loose after his 'treatment.' One mother who was in the room in a victim impact statement said she felt so stupid because she believed that the internal invasion was a 'real' treatment. If it was, ask yourself why couldn't his defense attorney find a single doctor or physical therapist to back him up? Yes, the university is responsible. They knew girls had reported him to them and they didn't bother to question his methods.
ReplyDeleteMy brother and friends prostate cancer is in remission, too!
Don't things like this just make your heart sad. It sure does mine, and I can tell you right now, had I been a mother watching such as that going on, it would be the first and LAST time. aarrgghhh
ReplyDeleteSuch good news about Mark; that's wonderful Judy! God bless him.
I mentioned you in a post I just finished, and then saw you had come out of hiding and made one also. Happy to see you.
xoxo
Good to hear from you! I've been antisocial with SAD and low level stomach bug. CONGRATS on his 60th birthday present ... REMISSION!
ReplyDeleteI really have no words for that man (won't even use the word doctor).
Love you!
Horrible...Being sexual abuse is horrible. A client of mine was sexual abuse with in her own family.
ReplyDeleteI won't go into great details but she will be in theapy for years. Thankful they do have people who are willing to help
Coffee is on
Glad to hear good news about Mark!
ReplyDeleteIt's horrific that these girls even told their parents and were not believed! That just sickens me. They'd rather have a daughter on the medal stand than to protect her from abuse? One father who had been told, and did not believe his daughter, committed suicide after finally believing her. Or that's what was in the news. Who knows where this will end?