McKayla Maroney says sexual abuse by team doctor started when she was 13

• Olympic gold medalist details years of molestation by team doctor
• Maroney says abuse started when she was 13 under guise of treatment
• Alleged abuser already faces criminal charges for abuse of gymnasts

Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney said on Wednesday that she was sexually abused by her USA Gymnastics doctor from the age of 13 until her retirement from the sport last year.

Maroney, now 21, detailed years of abuse by longtime team doctor Lawrence G Nassar, who is already facing criminal charges for molesting other gymnasts. She wrote a lengthy post on Twitter inspired by the #MeToo movement, the hashtag campaign that’s encouraged victims of sexual harassment or assault to step forward with their stories.

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