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Raisman: USA Gymnastics told me to be quiet

Three-time gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman lashed out against USA Gymnastics on ESPN's Outside the Lines on Tuesday, saying the organization ignored allegations of sexual abuse against Larry Nassar and even "threatened" her to be quiet.

Raisman came forward in November, saying she was one of 125 women -- including Olympic medalists, college athletes in multiple sports and family friends -- to have filed complaints against Nassar since September 2016, alleging sexual abuse.

USA Gymnastics issued a statement Monday, saying the organization "admires and supports the young women who have courageously stepped forward to share their stories of abuse" and that it is "sorry that any athlete was harmed during her gymnastics career.