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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Ally Raisman's Testimony at Larry Nassar's Sentencing [Watch (HLS stream): Ally Raisman's Testimony at Larry Nassar's Sentencing](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0HUJGmiw.m3u8) (1:09)  _Published 2018-01-19. Former Olympic gymnast Ally Raisman reads her testimony at the sentencing hearing of former team doctor Larry Nassar._  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Jan 23, 2018 7:01 PM UTC  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Jan 23, 2018 7:01 PM UTC In a video [posted to her youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAyg7C2-mjQ&feature=youtu.be), Olympian Shawn Johnson East said she was “disgusted” over the reports of sexual abuse that gymnasts experienced by team doctor Larry Nassar. In the nearly six minute segment, Olympic gold medalist Johnson, first expressed support for the [women providing victim impact statements at the sentencing hearing for Nassar](http://time.com/5104855/larry-nassar-gymnastics-sentencing-hearing/). Nassar pleaded guilty to several counts of criminal sexual conduct in Michigan state, and could receive up to a life sentence in prison. --- > “” --- Johnson then leveled criticism at USA Gymnastics, which she blames for failing to protect the athletes and address complaints against Nassar, and saying that if she had a daughter, she would not encourage her to pursue gymnastics under the current organization. --- > “” --- Four of the five members of the Fierce Five 2012 Olympic team have revealed that they were abused by Nassar — [Raisman](http://time.com/5020885/aly-raisman-sexual-abuse-usa-gymnastics-doctor-larry-nassar/), [Wieber](http://time.com/5110013/jordyn-wieber-larry-nassar-sexual-abuse/), [Gabby Douglas](http://time.com/5034498/gabby-douglas-aly-raisman-larry-nassar-abuse/), and [McKayla Maroney](http://time.com/4987066/mckayla-maroney-metoo-molested/), along with 2016 Olympic all-around champion [Simone Biles](http://time.com/5103550/olympic-champion-simone-biles-was-sexually-abused-by-team-doctor/). In a lawsuit filed against USA Gymnastics, Maroney also says that [organization had paid her](http://time.com/5074524/usa-gymnastics-paid-mckayla-maroney-sex-abuse/) as part of a confidentiality agreement to not discuss her sexual abuse allegations against Nassar in public. More than 120 former and current gymnasts have given victim impact statements at Nassar’s sentencing hearing, detailing abuse that went on at all levels of of the sport for decades before he was allowed to “retire” from USA Gymnastics in 2016. ## Transcript [00:00] You do realize now that we, this group of women, you [00:03] so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, [00:06] are now a force, and you are nothing. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:11] The tables have turned Larry. We are here, we have [00:15] our voices, and we are not going anywhere. And now [00:19] Larry, it's your turn to listen to me. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:24] There is no map that shows you the pathway to [00:26] healing. Realizing that you are a survivor of sexual [00:29] abuse is really hard to put into words. Imagine feeling [00:33] like you have no power and no voice. Well you know [00:36] what, Larry? I have both power and voice, and I am [00:39] only beginning to just use them. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] All [00:43] these brave women have power, and we will use our [00:45] voices to make sure you get what you deserve. A life of [00:49] suffering spent replaying the words delivered by this [00:51] powerful army of survivors. You are so sick, I can't [00:55] even comprehend how angry I feel when I think of you. [00:58] You lied to me and manipulated me to make me think [01:00] that when you treated me, you were closing your eyes [01:03] because you had been working hard when you were [01:05] really touching me, an innocent child, to pleasure [01:08] yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/"},"headline":"Olympic Medalist Shawn Johnson Says USA Gymnastics Has Failed Their Athletes","datePublished":"2018-01-23T19:01:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:05:54.674Z","description":"The 2008 Olympian posted an emotional video expressing support for her teammates and gymnasts who were abused by Larry Nassar, and strong criticism of USA Gymnastics","url":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","olympics","Gymnastics","Simone Biles","Aly Raisman","larry nassar"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alice Park","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/alice-park/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/","name":"Olympic Medalist Shawn Johnson Says USA Gymnastics Has Failed Their Athletes"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ally Raisman's Testimony at Larry Nassar's Sentencing","description":"Former Olympic gymnast Ally Raisman reads her testimony at the sentencing hearing of former team doctor Larry Nassar.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/0HUJGmiw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-01-19T18:32:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0HUJGmiw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/","duration":"PT1M9S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5115028/shawn-johnson-says-usa-gymnastics-failed-athletes-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```