USA Gymnastics and USOPC reach $380m settlement with Nassar abuse survivors

Survivors of disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380m settlement with USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee and their insurers after a five-year legal battle. The settlement was confirmed during a hearing in a federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday.

Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar of abuse, said she was relieved to have reached a conclusion to the battle for compensation.

USA Gymnastics also agreed to set up a restorative justice program as part of the settlement. Under those terms, survivors will have a significant say in how USA Gymnastics deals with future allegations of sexual abuse.

Nassar, who had been the main doctor for Olympic gymnasts, was sentenced in federal court in 2017 to 60 years in prison on charges of possessing child sex abuse material. The following year, he was also sentenced to up to 175 years and up to 125 years, respectively, in two separate Michigan courts for abusing female gymnasts under his care.

In 2018, Michigan State University, where Nassar taught and practiced medicine from 1997 until 2016 and where much of the abuse took place, reached a settlement of $500m with survivors of his abuse.