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It is up to you as powerful members of the United States Senate to hold them accountable and I believe you will.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              The recent sentencing of Larry Nassar, a former doctor for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics program convicted of abusing more than 150 women and girls, has put a spotlight on decades  of sex-abuse in various sports.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"It's up to Congress to hold those people and institutions accountable who enabled Larry Nassar and attempted to cover up his terrible crimes,\" said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Jordyn Wieber.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"No one should ever have to endure physical, emotional or sexual abuse for the privilege of representing our country as athletes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Former speedskater Bridie Farrell also testified, along with former figure and now coach Craig Maurizi.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"One of the saddest things you'll hear in almost every case where a child was abused by an authority figure in Olympic sports is the number of years it took for any action to occur,\" Muarizi said.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Every child in every sport needs to know that the adults in charge have a duty to keep them safe.  If they see or experience abuse they must be assured that they will be believed and we will take action.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              The U.S. Olympic Committee is  looking for a new CEO and trying to navigate a path forward in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has led victims to call for change.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              POOL \u003cbr/\u003e              Washington DC - 18 April 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              1. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamie Dantzscher, Olympic bronze medal-winning gymnast:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I decided to seek justice not just for myself but to protect others.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamie Dantzscher, Olympic bronze medal-winning gymnast:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I urge the committee to read these depositions and question Mr. Penny and other USAG officials under oath. Maybe they will answer tough questions and tell you the truth. I hope they do. This is a case of powerful people protecting other powerful people. It is up to you as powerful members of the United States Senate to hold them accountable and I believe you will.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              3.  SOUNDBITE (English) Jordyn Wieber, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"I am an Olympian. Despite being abused I worked so hard and was able to achieve my goal. But I want everyone to know that I'm one of over 250 women and survivors whose story is just as important. Our pain is all the same and our stories are all important. The people and organizations who are responsible need to accept responsibility for the pain they've caused me and my sister survivors Larry Nassar has received his punishment and he'll never see the outside of a prison cell again. Now it's up to Congress to hold those people and institutions accountable who enabled Larry Nassar and attempted to cover up his terrible crimes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              4.  SOUNDBITE (English) Jordyn Wieber, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"My teammates and sisters survivors have been through too much. No one should ever have to endure physical, emotional or sexual abuse for the privilege of representing our country as athletes. Now, it's time for change because the current and future athletes don't deserve to live in anxiety fear or be unprotected like we were.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE (English) Bridie Farrell, Speedskater:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I went public as a survivor of child sexual abuse by known respected and honored Andy Gabel. I've grown to be a strong and brave woman not because of the sexual abuse that I endured but despite the abuse. Do you think I am brave? Many praise my bravery, our bravery, bravery for retelling our stories, bravery intelling the truth. Please take pause, What do you acknowledge as being brave? Standing up against the man who sexually abused me 20 years ago is brave, then please recognize the hypocrisy of expecting a child athlete to report sexual abuse while it is still happening.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bridie Farrell, Speedskater:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The CEO that looks the other way or strategically wears earmuffs is just as much a kingpin in this game as the one committing the crime. Institutions need to be held accountable. Survivors need to acknowledged. Without policy reform the unjust muzzle will remain bound on children while safeguarding the pedophiles to roam free. So long as the abuse of power continues, the horror and gyms and dojos and fields and courts and pools and tracks and mountains and ice rinks will not end.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              7. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Mauriz, Figureskater: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"One of the saddest things you'll hear in almost every case where a child was abused by an authority figure in Olympic sports is the number of years it took for any action to occur. In my case the abuse began nearly 40 years ago when I was 13. I reported it to my sport's governing body, the United States Figure Skating Association, nearly 20 years ago and my abuser was suspended from coaching less than two months ago.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ++SEPARATED BY BLACK++\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English) Craig Mauriz, Figureskater: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"I love my sport and the Olympic movement. I still coach kids that have the Olympic dream some of whom achieve it. Every child in every sport needs to know that the adults in charge have a duty to keep them safe. 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