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Podcast: The Documentary Podcast
Episode: The right thing: Confronting my abuser
Description: ***This programme contains references to sexual abuse which some listeners may find upsetting***
For decades, Larry Nassar was the doctor for the women’s Olympic Gymnastics team and also treated athletes at Michigan State University. He was the go-to practitioner for sports related injuries but saw many women and girls outside of the sport as well. Rachael Denhollander was a teenager when she went to see Larry Nassar for treatment. She had been a gymnast as a child, and she and her mother believed Nassar would be giving her pelvic floor therapy for an injury. They soon realised this wa...