Sen. Tim Scott joins bipartisan group pushing for investigation into Olympic Committee

Senator Tim Scott is part of a bipartisan group of senators pushing to establish a special committee to investigate the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics.

The group wants to find out how team doctor Larry Nassar was allowed to sexually abuse female gymnasts for decades.

The senators wants the committee to investigate the USOC and bodies, including USA Gymnastics, and find out the extent to which these organizations were complicit in the criminal or negligent behavior of their employees.

They also want the committee to find and recommend solutions to the failures at the organizations that allowed the sexual abuse to continue for so long.

The senators hope the committee will make recommendations on any actions that may be necessary to hold the USOC and USA Gymnastics accountable.

Senator Tim Scott is part of a bipartisan group of senators pushing to establish a special committee to investigate the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics.

The group wants to find out how team doctor Larry Nassar was allowed to sexually abuse female gymnasts for decades.

The senators wants the committee to investigate the USOC and bodies, including USA Gymnastics, and find out the extent to which these organizations were complicit in the criminal or negligent behavior of their employees.

The senators hope the committee will make recommendations on any actions that may be necessary to hold the USOC and USA Gymnastics accountable.

Larry Nassar has been sentenced to at least 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including possessing child pornography and criminal sexual conduct.

Hundreds of women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against him, spanning decades.

At today’s press conference, Senator Scott said:

“The Olympics start in just a couple of days, and every single athlete should know that we care, and that we’re paying attention. We take great pride in our Olympic athletes, and they should know that as they sacrifice so much to train and represent the United States of America on the world stage, they should be safe. In this regard, USOC and the USA Gymnastics have clearly failed our athletes. My heart goes out to the women affected and their families. This investigation is so important because we should know what happened, to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Every single person should be respected. Every single woman should be respected, and it did not happen. It cannot happen again. Because of Senators Ernst’s and Shaheen’s leadership we are in a better position to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”