How is douglas mistreated

Nassar is set to be sentenced next month in a federal child pornography case and faces scores of lawsuits. She started this role in December, Connor is responsible for reporting and writing breaking news, features and enterprise stories for NBCNews. Connor joined NBC News from the New York Daily News, where she was a senior writer covering a broad range of news and supervising the health and immigration beats.

Prior to that she was an assistant city editor who oversaw breaking news and the courts and entertainment beats. The year-old Douglas recently drew fierce criticism on social media for her response to a tweet by Raisman which said the way a woman dresses does not give a man the right to sexually abuse her.

Read More. Douglas replied to the tweet, which was subsequently deleted, saying women should "dress modestly and be classy In a lengthy message posted on Instagram, Tuesday, Douglas apologized for those comments before going on to allege that she too had been abused by Nassar. It would be like saying that because of the leotards we wore, it was our fault we were abused by Larry Nassar," Douglas said. I wholeheartedly support my teammates for coming forward with what happened to them.

By Alice Park. Related Stories. Already a print subscriber? Go here to link your subscription. Need help? I wholeheartedly support my teammates for coming forward with what happened to them. Raisman, the captain of the and Olympic gold-medal-winning teams, said in an interview with " 60 Minutes '' earlier this month that she was among the young women sexually abused by Nassar. Raisman told "60 Minutes" she was 15 when she was first treated by Nassar, who spent more than two decades working with athletes at USA Gymnastics before being fired in Previous to that, McKayla Maroney, who won two medals at the Games, said last month she was molested for years by Nassar.

Douglas expanded on that apology in her statement Tuesday, saying: "I understand that many of you didn't know what I was dealing with, but it is important to me that you at least know this.