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#5 - Several people and organizations failed to act
The question is not "why didn't Larry Nassar's victims speak up sooner?" The question is why is something only being done about Larry Nassar's sexual assault now despite the fact that various people were warned about it from the start, all the way back in 1997 and possible even before?"
Former Michigan State University gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was told in 1997 by Michigan State gymnast Larissa Boyce that Nassar had sexually assaulted her. She threatened Boyce with "serious consequences" if she were to file the complaint that Boyce had against Nassar for his sexual assault.
John Geddert was told about Nassar's sexual assault by the parents of at least one gymnast in 1997, but he took no responsible action after hearing these claims, either.
He was also in a car with McKayla Maroney and her teammates in 2011 when Maroney came right out and said what Nassar had done to her the night before. Again, he took no responsible action after hearing these claims.
