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Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney says she was victim of sexual abuse

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Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney said she was a victim of sexual abuse over several years starting at the age of 13 when she was invited to a USA Gymnastics national team training camp.

Maroney wrote on Twitter that she was sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, a longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics who has been accused of assaulting at least 140 girls and women. He is on trial in Michigan facing sexual assault charges and awaits sentencing on federal charges.

Maroney said she was told by Nassar that she was receiving "medically necessary treatment that he had been performing on patients for over 30 years.