Jan 31 Entire USA Gymnastics board resigns amid Nassar scandal By Michael Rios The 20-member board had come under fire as 265 women have come forward to report abuse by Nassar, the former doctor for USA Gymnastics and a sports doctor at Michigan State University. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 6:45 What did Michigan State know about Larry Nassar's abuse? By PBS News Hour As sexual assault allegations against sports doctor Larry Nassar became widely known in 2016, Michigan State University officials claimed initially to have had no prior knowledge of his behavior. But several reports, lawsuits and victim testimony allege the university had… Continue watching
Jan 26 Opinion: What parents can do to protect their kids from a Larry Nassar By Wendy Thomas Russell It's not what you think. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:09 Shannon Miller on how to protect gymnasts from abuse By PBS News Hour More than 150 young women testified to the abuse they suffered at the hand of former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar before he was sentenced to life in prison, revealing how the sport failed to keep so many athletes safe. What… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 12:04 How was Larry Nassar allowed to abuse athletes for so long? By PBS News Hour A Michigan courtroom erupted in clapping as former sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to as many as 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting scores of women and girls, including three Olympic gold medal gymnasts, under the guise of… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 6:00 The pope is defending a bishop accused of witnessing abuse. What do his words mean to survivors? By PBS News Hour Pope Francis came under fire during a trip to Chile for defending a bishop accused of directly witnessing and covering up sexual abuse by another church figure, dating back to the 1980s. While the pope apologized for his wording, he… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 9:56 Gymnasts' wrenching testimonies detail doctor's sexual abuse, cast light on dark Olympic secret By PBS News Hour At a remarkable sentencing hearing in Michigan, more than 100 girls and women have confronted the man who abused them sexually for years about the lasting psychological scars. Larry Nassar worked for USA Gymnastics for 29 years, including as a… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 9:02 Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread -- and hard to uncover By PBS News Hour People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Political fallout continues over Roy Moore report By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed paperwork to pull out of a joint fundraising agreement with Judge Roy Moore, who is accused of molesting a minor decades ago in reporting by the Washington Post. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Twitter chat: What #MeToo says about sexual abuse in society By Lora Strum The PBS NewsHour is hosting a Twitter chat on the significance of #MeToo on Thursday, Oct 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Questions? Tweet them to #NewsHourChats. Continue reading