Simone Biles, an American gymnastic girl who participated in the Tokyo Olympics, testified in parliament about the sexual abuse case by the team doctor, complaining that the victims are still suffering, investigative authorities and competition groups I criticized the delay in the response.
In the United States, a team doctor who belonged to the gymnastics federation was sentenced to prison in 2018 for repeatedly sexually abusing female athletes for many years, but the delay in the investigation was regarded as a problem. I am.
The Judiciary Committee of the US Senate held a hearing on the issue on the 15th, with four victims, including Biles, attending as witnesses.
The athletes criticized that the FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation did not proceed with the investigation promptly despite complaining of the damage, and the American Gymnastics Federation and the Olympic Committee also neglected to respond and the damage spread.
Biles said, "I came here to raise my voice so that no one would experience the suffering that I and countless people are experiencing. The suffering is still going on." I appealed.
According to U.S. media, there were hundreds of athletes and others who were allegedly damaged in the case, and FBI Director Ray, who attended the hearing, said that the delay in the investigation was "no excuse and should not be." That was the case. "