those complaints were buried. they sat with the fbi for more than a year allowing at least 70 other women and girls to be abused. on september 15th of this year, four champions raised their right hands to speak truth to power. this did not happen to gymnast two or athlete a. it happened to me. they shared their stories. they lived it again. detailing the abuse. how much is a little girl worth? they demanded the fbi be held accountable for their neglect which caused so much pain. they spoke with courage, conviction and were true role models for us all. stating once again that enough is enough. join us in honoring all the gymnasts who shared their stories and pushed for justice. we are grateful that one of
and they chose to falsify my report and to not only minimize my abuse but silence me yet again. usa gymnastics and the united states olympic and paralympic committee and the fbi have all betrayed me and those who were abused by larry nassar after i reported. the fbi and others within usg and uspc knew that nassar molested children. wednesday the most deorated gymnast of all time, simone biles, asked the same question when three years ago, she made the world aware of nassar s abuse. i ask that you be guided by what rachel and others have asked. how much is a little girl worth? how much is a little girl worth? how much are these women worth? the truth is you don t know how many little girls would be saved by the deterrent message i am asking you to send.
stopped. here is simone biles. i asked that your work be guided by the same question that rachel denhollander and many others have asked. how much is a little girl worth? i sit before you today to raise my voice to that no little girl must endure what i, the athletes at this table, and the countless others who needlessly suffered under nassar s guise of medical treatment which we suffer and continue to suffer because no one in the fbi, usag or the usopc did what was necessary to protect us. we have been failed, and we deserve answers. joining us now is former gymnast rachel, the first woman to speak publicly about larry nassar s abuse. rachel, we re so grateful to have you today. i want to start with the question that you asked in court
here and use it as a catalyst to teach people the importance of doing the work in the right way. reporter: but maggie nichols and her fellow gymnasts want more maggie, what is justice? i think justice is holding those accountable who failed us continuously and continue to fail us, and those who didn t protect us throughout our gymnastics career and throughout our childhood. reporter: until someone can answer the question simone biles asked. how much is a little girl worth? anne, this was gut-wrenching to watch. these women are asking for accountability so is there any chance any of the fbi agents involved could face charges for making false statements to investigators? there is, lester. lying to the fbi is a crime. but so far the justice department has declined to prosecute the two former agents involved officials from the
who came forward. the survivors who testified also say they re angry that the justice department was invited and did not choose to attend. that s a sign that doj is just not taking their issue seriously. rachel denhollander was a 15-year-old gymnast when she started seeing dr. nassar at michigan state. she was the first gymnast to go public against him in 2016 and the last to speak in court in 2018. larry sought out and took pleasure in little girls and women being sexually injured and violated because he liked it. and joining me now is rafrp eldenhollander, the first gymnast to pursue criminal charges against dr. nassar. she is an attorney now and author of the book what is a girl worth. exposing the truth about larry nassar and usa gymnastics.