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Jun 2020
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The toxic culture of elite gymnastics: L...

THE TIMES
About this episode

The former USA Gymnastics team doctor is now a convicted child sex offender, behind bars for 175 years. You might think that was where the story ended. But for many survivors, his sentencing was just the beginning of a long fight for justice in the sport they love. 


Guests: 

Rebecca Myers, reporter and feature writer for The Sunday Times.


Host: Manveen Rana.


Additional music: Meydän (licenced under Creative Commons).


Clips: CBS New York, CBS, WXYZ-TV Detroit, NBC, Inside Edition, MLive, Click on Detroit - Local 4 - WDIV.


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