Retired Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman has called for an independent investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar by the FBI, recounting on TODAYShow how an FBI agent kept 'diminishing' her reports of abuse.
, recounting on the"TODAY" how an FBI agent kept"diminishing" her reports of abuse after sharing similar stories in emotional testimony Wednesday.testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
She described requesting not to be interviewed by the FBI in the presence of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and having that rejected. She also said her accusations against Nassar were not taken seriously and that she didn't feel supported when going into"graphic detail" about her abuse to an FBI agent.
"I began crying at the memory over the phone and there was just dead silence," Maroney said in her testimony Wednesday."I was so shocked at the agent's silence and disregard for my trauma. After that minute of silence, he asked, 'Is that all?'" "The senators seemed to be very validating and very supportive of us, which we are very grateful for, and my question to them is if they can help us and if they can get those investigations rolling for us because we've been asking for them for years," she continued.
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