Shawn Johnson East, who was a 2008 Olympian for USA Gymnastics, criticized the organization and offered support to the victims of former team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse in a video posted on her YouTube page.
John Naughton of the Des Moines Register transcribed some of Johnson East's quotes, noting she said to the victims: "Know I'm praying for you, I love you, you have experienced some of the worst evil in the world, and to know that you guys have a voice and that you're standing up for so many people, just know that you are my heroes.