--- ---  # Gymnast Whose Larry Nassar Testimony Went Viral: 'It's Just the Tip of the Iceberg' ## Video: 'It Demands Justice.' First Woman to Accuse Larry Nassar Delivers Emotional Statement [Watch (HLS stream): 'It Demands Justice.' First Woman to Accuse Larry Nassar Delivers Emotional Statement](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MmIHZxGy.m3u8) (3:28)  _Published 2018-01-25. Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to go on the record accusing Dr. Larry Nassar of sexual misconduct, closed out an exhaustive, week-long trial against the former USA Gymnastics physician._ by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/) and [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) Apr 25, 2018 5:03 PM UTC  Rachael Denhollander and Aly Raisman attend the TIME 100 Gala celebrating its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People In The World at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images) Rachael Denhollander and Aly Raisman attend the TIME 100 Gala celebrating its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People In The World at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)ANGELA WEISS—AFP/Getty Images by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/) and [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) Apr 25, 2018 5:03 PM UTC When [_TIME_ 100 honoree Rachael Denhollander](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217581/rachael-denhollander/) came forward as the first woman to [publicly accuse Larry Nassar of sexual abuse,](http://time.com/5116872/judge-larry-nassar-sentencing/) she enabled more than 150 other women, most of them former gymnasts, to share their stories as well. Denhollander was a 15-year-old gymnast when she began seeing Nassar for physical therapy sessions; during Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing for criminal sexual conduct, she was the last of his victims to testify. The 33-year-old lawyer’s powerful words immediately went viral. Perhaps most haunting were the questions that Denhollander leveled at the court: “How much is a little girl worth? How much is a young woman worth?” At the [_TIME_ 100 gala](http://time.com/5248950/time-100-gala-best-moments/) on Tuesday, Denhollander discussed the change that she hopes will come from the #MeToo movement. “I think the response is symbolic of a culture that is hopefully shifting,” she said. “Survivors are being heard. At the same time I think it’s just the tip of the iceberg.” Denhollander also wonders what the #MeToo movement will look like in the future. “I’m still waiting to see \[how people react\] when it’s going to cost you something. When it’s your own community. 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