Former gymnast Annie Labrie is hugged by Asst. Michigan Attorney General Angela M. Povilaitis after Labrie read her victim impact statement, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
CHARLOTTE, Mich./NEW YORK (Reuters) - For years, Bailey Lorencen kept a dark secret - USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar abused her when she was a middle-school gymnast.
Even after reporting him to authorities, the gymnast, now 23 years old, remained hesitant to share her story with the world and was known only as "Victim B" in court documents. The tough questions she endured from Nassar's lawyers at a preliminary hearing, before he pleaded guilty to molestation, only strengthened her reluctance.
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