Former U.S. Gymnasts Say They Were Sexually Abused by Team Doctor

Dr. Larry Nassar listens to testimony of a witness during a preliminary hearing Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Lansing, Mich. A judge on Friday ordered Nassar, a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics sports doctor, to stand trial on sexual assault charges. He is accused of assaulting a girl from the age of 6 until the girl was 12 at his home in Holt, Mich. He has pleaded not guilty. (Robert Killips/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Sports Former U.S. Gymnasts Say They Were Sexually Abused by Team Doctor Three former members of the U.S. women's national gymnastics team say they were sexually abused by the longtime doctor for the sport's governing body. They told CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday that Dr. Larry Nassar began abusing them as teenagers in the 1990s

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Activist, journalist, lawyer, Ronan Farrow attends the Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 2015.

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Activist Ronan Farrow attends the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere Documentary: 'The Diplomat' at SVA Theater 1 on April 23, 2015 in New York City.

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