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As Gymnasts Who Were Abused Seek Answers, They Are Offered Only Money

With less than five months left before the Tokyo Olympics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States has proposed a multimillion-dollar legal settlement to close a dark and painful chapter in which hundreds of gymnasts were sexually assaulted by a former team doctor.

Nor is Aly Raisman, another Olympic gold medalist, and other victims who in recent days have publicly demanded answers, yet again, to how the doctor, Lawrence G. Nassar, could molest hundreds of girls and women under the watch of U.S.A. Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and so many coaches charged, in part, with keeping them safe.