
How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history. It's a story of survivors finding their power in a cultural moment when people are coming to understand how important that is. It's also an unnerving... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 7 years ago | 
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Geezus. Here’s hoping everyone that f-d up during this investigation learned something.
I know I’m late to the party, but what a terrific piece of work you have done here. As a former gymnast during the years that Larry was an abuser, I just feel for these young ladies so much. I thought I knew this story inside and out, but boy was I wrong. I learned so much from your reporting… thank you so much.
Wonderfully sensitive podcast, eye-opening and fair where victims are finally put at the center of their own stories.
What a phenomenal podcast. I typically don’t listen to anything explicit because I feel I have such a sensitive soul, but with the Olympics playing there has been an increased interest in women’s gymnastics once again (with myself included in that interest). I began researching the Larry Nassar case for the first time to understand the details of the horrors he has caused and how to better avoid those traumas in the future. My heart goes out to anyone who has experienced anything of this nature.... more
There was no excuse to let your child go back to a doctor that had an erection. I hope they all end up like Kyle’s pointless father & I hope THEIR guilt is crushing! They are to blame!










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