Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at a campaign rally in Dallas, Texas February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Stone/File Photo
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the state's top police agency on Tuesday to start an investigation into Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by USA Gymnastics where young women athletes said they were sexually molested by the team's doctor.
"The public statements made by athletes who previously trained at the Karolyi Ranch are gut-wrenching," Abbott said in a letter calling for an investigation by the Texas Rangers into the facility in Huntsville, about 70 miles (115 km) north of Houston.
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