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		</div><h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>USA Gymnastics CEO resigns after failing to rehabilitate the sport following disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar&#8217;s sexual abuse scandal</strong></span></h6>
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<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kerry Perry has been steering the USA Gymnastics Association for just troubled months, Nassar&#8217;s crimes span well over a decade<br />
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<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>However, she&#8217;s been criticized for failing to help the organization recover from scandal, choosing instead to duck the limelight </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>She&#8217;s even accused of coming out in support of Nassar as the sickening avalanche of allegations hit the media<br />
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<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Former doctor Larry Nasser eventually was proven to have preyed on his young patients on the Olympic team as well as in his private practice for many years </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>His record was no different as the former Michigan State gymnastics team doctor for the same period<br />
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<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">He was sentenced 175 years for abusing the girls, in Feb 201</span></strong><span style="color: #000000;">8</span></h6>
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<p class="meta">There has been no official word from Perry or USA Gymnastics but two insiders confirmed her departure to the <a class="class" href="https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/03/breaking-news-kerry-perry-forced-out-at-usa-gymnastics/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Orange County Register</a>.<br />
During her nine months at the helm, the CEO was criticized for failing to help the organization recover from the Larry Nassar scandal.<br />
The former national team doctor was in February sentenced to between 40 to 175 years in a Michigan state prison after pleading guilty to seven counts of sexual assault on young gymnasts.<br />
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<p>Perry kept a low profile and failed to articulate a clear vision for the future at a time when the organisation needed strong leadership, commentators said.<br />
It appears Perry&#8217;s days were numbered after the CEO of the US Olympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland, sent out a statement Friday night calling for changes in the USA Gymnastics leadership.<br />
Her statement came only hours after the federation awkwardly fired Mary Lee Tracy, the coach it had hired only three days earlier as its elite program coordinator.<br />
Tracy was an early supporter of Nassar when allegations against him began to surface.<br />
Then, without permission this week, Tracy reached out to one of her fiercest critics, gold-medalist Aly Raisman, who is suing USAG.<br />
As we close the day, I&#8217;m afraid I can offer nothing but disappointment,&#8217; Hirshland said. <strong>Related:</strong><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2018/01/24/unrepentant-serial-sexual-abuser-dr-lawrence-larry-nassar-bags-175-years-will-serve-at-least-a-century-in-prison-judge-exposed-his-sham-apology-reading-the-self-serving-letter-he-wrote-last/" rel="bookmark"> Unrepentant serial sexual abuser, Dr. Lawrence ‘Larry’ Nassar bags 175 years, will serve at least a century in prison – Judge exposed his sham apology, reading the self-serving letter he wrote last week insisting his 156 victims were after money</a><br />
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<p class="meta">&#8216;Under the circumstances, we feel that the organization is struggling to manage its obligations effectively and it is time to consider making adjustments in the leadership.&#8217;<br />
She said the USOC would be reaching out to the USAG board over the weekend to discuss changes.</p>
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<h6><img class="alignnone wp-image-285777" src="https://i2.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Aly-Raisman-McKayla-Maroney-and-Gabby-Douglas-1.jpg?resize=620%2C620&;ssl=1" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Aly-Raisman-McKayla-Maroney-and-Gabby-Douglas-1.jpg?w=300&;ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Aly-Raisman-McKayla-Maroney-and-Gabby-Douglas-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w" alt="Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglas 1" width="692" height="692" /><strong>Over 120 women including recent US Olympians Aly Raisman [left], McKayla Maroney [center], and Gabby Douglas all said they were abused by long-term U.S. Olympics team doctor, Larry Nassar </strong></h6>
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<p>Perry, who took over for Steve Penny as president of USA Gymnastics in November 2017.<br />
Perry has made very few public statements, and has had trouble gathering support in the gymnastics community, since taking over as part of a USOC-directed turnover of the federation&#8217;s board and senior management.<br />
<strong>Related Articles</strong>: <a href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/12/20/usa-gymnastics-complicit-in-larry-nassar-assaults-olympian-mckayla-maroney-says-association-gagged-her-from-disclosing-sexual-abuse-with-bumper-secret-settlement/" rel="bookmark">USA Gymnastics complicit in Larry Nassar assaults? Olympian, McKayla Maroney, says Association gagged her from disclosing sexual abuse with bumper secret settlement </a><br />
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<p>Two weekends ago at national championships, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, a Nassar abuse victim herself, withheld judgment on the path USA Gymnastics has taken, saying &#8216;nobody can know until Kerry Perry speaks up. It&#8217;s kind of hard.&#8217;<br />
Perry did speak up later that weekend, saying all but a few of the 70 recommendations suggested by an independent review of the federation&#8217;s actions had been implemented.<br />
Much of that progress has been overshadowed by a steady stream of new allegations against Nassar and missteps by USA Gymnastics.<br />
Tracy&#8217;s hiring certainly had the look of an unforced error.</p></div>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">Perry kept a low profile and failed to articulate a clear vision for the future at a time when the organization needed strong leadership, commentators said</div>
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<p class="meta">She was on record as having supported Nassar in 2016, when allegations began surfacing.<br />
As soon as Tracy was hired, Raisman, who has emerged as one of USA Gymnastics&#8217; most vocal critics, called it &#8216;a slap in the face for survivors, and further proof that nothing at USAG has changed.&#8217;<br />
<strong>Related</strong>: <a href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/11/22/former-us-olympics-team-doctor-larry-nassar-admits-to-years-of-sexually-assaulting-patients-faces-25-years-in-jail-more-charges-to-follow/" rel="bookmark">Former US Olympics team doctor, Larry Nassar, admits to years of sexually assaulting patients! Faces 25 years in jail, more charges to follow</a><a href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/11/22/former-us-olympics-team-doctor-larry-nassar-admits-to-years-of-sexually-assaulting-patients-faces-25-years-in-jail-more-charges-to-follow/"><img class="attachment-loop wp-post-image alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1" sizes="(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?w=620&;ssl=1 620w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?resize=300%2C225&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?resize=174%2C131&;ssl=1 174w, https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?resize=70%2C53&;ssl=1 70w" alt="" width="124" height="93" data-attachment-id="285776" data-permalink="https://konniemoments.com/2017/11/22/former-us-olympics-team-doctor-larry-nassar-admits-to-years-of-sexually-assaulting-patients-faces-25-years-in-jail-more-charges-to-follow/larrym-nassar-10/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?fit=620%2C469&;ssl=1" data-orig-size="620,469" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{";aperture";:";0";,";credit";:";";,";camera";:";";,";caption";:";";,";created_timestamp";:";0";,";copyright";:";";,";focal_length";:";0";,";iso";:";0";,";shutter_speed";:";0";,";title";:";";,";orientation";:";0";}" data-image-title="larrym Nassar 10" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?fit=300%2C227&;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrym-Nassar-10.png?fit=620%2C469&;ssl=1" /> </a></p>
<p><strong>Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, pervert, sports medicine doctor pled guilty to sexual assaults on people in his care, Wednesday Larry Nassar, 54, was ordered to stand trial by a</strong> <a title="Former US Olympics team doctor, Larry Nassar, admits to years of sexually assaulting patients! Faces 25 years in jail, more charges to follow" href="https://konniemoments.com/2017/11/22/former-us-olympics-team-doctor-larry-nassar-admits-to-years-of-sexually-assaulting-patients-faces-25-years-in-jail-more-charges-to-follow/">[&#8230;]</a></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Shortly after that, Tracy reached out to Raisman to apologize and talk about the future.<br />
But USAG didn&#8217;t approve of that, and released a statement Friday afternoon saying Tracy had inappropriately contacted the gymnast, and had to ask for Tracy&#8217;s resignation.<br />
The call by Hirshland comes as the USOC itself is under the microscope for its own handling of sex-abuse allegations.<br />
She took over for Scott Blackmun, who resigned as CEO in February due to health problems, while calls for his ouster were increasing for what critics said was the US Olympic Committee&#8217;s own slow reaction and unwillingness to take responsibility for abuse in Olympic sports.</p>
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USA Gymnastics CEO, Kerry Perry, resigns after failing to rehabilitate the sport following Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal
