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Dear ,
What do you do when the people and institutions responsible for your safety have shattered your trust?
Who do you turn to?
A tip from concerned citizens in 2016 unleashed the investigative reporting power of The Indianapolis Star.
Thousands of documents, dozens of leads, and months later, their small team of local journalists revealed the biggest sex abuse case in sports history.
USA Gymnastics completely disregarded and actively harmed the children and families who trusted them when they failed to report piles of sexual abuse allegiations to authorities.
The organization protected coaches and doctors, including Larry Nassar, who exploited their positions of power to violate athletes, some younger than 13.
The Indianapolis Star investigation inspired more than 500 survivors to come forward and speak out against USA Gymnastics, causing a movement toward accountability and justice.
I, too, was a victim. I didn’t understand the magnitude of what all was happening until The Indianapolis Star published its article in the fall of 2016 entitled ‘Former USA Gymnastics doctor accused of abuse'.
— Simone Biles, congressional hearing about the FBI and USA Gymnastics, September 2021
The USA Gymnastics CEO and three board members resigned. The organization declared bankruptcy.
The U.S. Olympic Committee changed its abuse reporting policy.
We as a society need investigative journalists more than ever. Without that first Indianapolis Star story in August of 2016...he [Nassar] would still be practicing medicine, treating athletes and abusing kids.
— Angela Povilaitis, prosecutor, Larry Nassar’s sentencing, January 2018
And, five years later, justice is still being served. The Indianapolis Star investigation continues to increase scrutiny and reveal injustice at other sports governing bodies such as USA Cheer.
Poynter gives local journalists the tools and training to uncover the truth for children and families.
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— Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA Today investigative reporter formerly at The Indianapolis Star
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