Shelba Waldron, a child protection specialist, has been appointed safety director of the American Gymnastics Federation to provide a "safe environment" for gymnasts after the Nassar affair.
The American Gymnastics Federation, caught in the turmoil of the Nassar case, the doctor who sexually assaulted hundreds of gymnasts for several decades, on Wednesday appointed a director of security, responsible for establishing "an environment sure " for the gymnasts.
Shelba Waldron, who specializes in child protection, will take up her post in November and will be "responsible for developing and implementing all aspects of safe environment education programs , " USA Gymnastics said. "My first mission will be to spend time listening to and getting to know the members of the gymnastics community, athletes and athletes, coaches, club owners, parents and leaders across the country." Ms. Waldron explained.
Establishment of a training program
"This will allow me to develop a training program for a safe sport that works for everyone ," she added. The victims of Larry Nassar regretted that the leaders of their federation did not take into account their testimony and warnings, in the face of the actions of the former doctor of the US women's team.
Larry Nassar was sentenced at the beginning of the year to several lengthy prison terms for assaulting at least 265 victims, most of them under the cover of medical treatment. Since the beginning of this case, one of the most serious in the history of American sport, USA Gymnastics is in crisis and no longer has a president. An acting director, appointed on October 12, resigned after just four days.