Former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison Wednesday, per the Associated Press, and Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman thanked a number of people involved throughout the process in a Twitter message:
The AP noted "150-plus women and girls described molestations" by Nassar during his sentencing hearings this week, and Raisman thanked them for their "courage, strength and leadership."
She also thanked law enforcement, the prosecutors, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina—who issued the sentence—and the gymnastics community for their support while pointing out "we need an independent investigation to figure out exactly how this disaster happened.