The victory is that the voices of these victims survivors were eventually heard. In January 2018, Larry Nassar was sentenced to prison for his crimes. Yet, there has been victory–great victory. After a long, tedious, painful, and revealing journey of testimonies, interviews, and trial dates, the battle against a culture that often protects and enables abusers continues. The last few years have been a whirlwind for Denhollander, her family, and the other survivors. Sadly, some felt they were to blame for that which was done to them. In many cases, these women felt they had no voice. Larry Nassar stepped into the public eye and became the voice for hundreds of women who had been victimized sexually. Rachael Denhollander, a wife, mother, attorney, former gymnast, and survivor of sexual abuse by Dr. It was at that moment Rachael Denhollander stepped out of private life and began the journey to become whom BBC News called "the five-star general in the army of survivors."
When this email arrived at the IndyStar, it was soon answered by the reporter responsible for the story. She sent an email to the writer of the story stating that it was not just coaches, but one of the premier doctors for USAG who was also an abuser.
In 2016 after the IndyStar ran an exposé on USA Gymnastics (USAG) and how the organization turned a blind eye to sexual abuse perpetrated by coaches for years, a young woman in Louisville, Kentucky responded.
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