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    Aly Raisman Says She Was Abused By USA Gymnastics Doctor

    Raisman says ex-team doctor Larry Nassar first treated her at 15 and asks, "What did USA Gymnastics do, and Larry Nassar do, to manipulate these girls so much that they are so afraid to speak up?"
    by Laurel Wamsley Nov 10, 2017 2 minutes
    Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she was abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. She told CBS' <em>60 Minutes</em> that he began treating her when she was 15.

    Aly Raisman, captain of the gold-medal U.S. gymnastics teams at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, says she was abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar.

    Raisman, 23, CBS' in an interview airing Sunday that Nassar first treated her when she was 15. She says she spoke to FBI investigators about Nassar after the 2016 Summer Games in Rio.

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