From ABA Journal authored by Debra Cassens Weiss:
“Rachael Denhollander was a lawyer and stay-at-home mom living in Kentucky when she contacted the Indianapolis Star in August 2016 and told the newspaper that Dr. Larry Nassar had sexually assaulted her in 2000 when she was a 15-year-old gymnast seeking treatment for back pain.
Denhollander was the first woman to go on the record to publicly accuse Nassar. The week after the newspaper interview, Denhollander filed a complaint with police in Michigan detailing abuse by Nassar at Michigan State University where he was a faculty member and treating doctor for university gymnasts.
He was also the team physician for USA Gymnastics.
The Star published its story in September 2016. The newspaper also spoke with a second woman who alleged abuse by Nassar, but she remained anonymous. Denhollander initially explained why she was contacting the newspaper in an email published by the Star on Wednesday.”
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