Kyle Stephens: Inaction on sexual abuse is no longer excusable
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Kyle Stephens tried for years to get anyone to believe her that family friend  Larry Nassar  had sexually abused her. Now more than 260 women and girls say the disgraced gymnastics doctor violated them. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Kyle Stephens tried for years to get anyone to believe her that family friend  Larry Nassar  had sexually abused her. Now more than 260 women and girls say the disgraced gymnastics doctor violated them. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Kyle Stephens testified in January at the sentencing hearing for  Larry Nassar   who was convicted of child sex-abuse charges in a Michigan court. Her cousin Sophia Stephens contributed to the drafting of this op-ed.
Kyle Stephens  who was sexually abused for six years by disgraced gymnastics doctor  Larry Nassar   talks to fellow survivors about the emotional and physical toll and how's she's healing. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Sexual abuse is hardly limited to  Larry Nassar   Michigan State University or USA Gymnastics. One in nine girls  and one in 53 boys  will experience such abuse by their 18th birthday. I find the way we ignore or sugarcoat our most vile issues to be offensive and a big part of our problem. Our silence and inaction create a culture where predators can thrive.
Kyle Stephens tried for years to get anyone to believe her that family friend  Larry Nassar  had sexually abused her. Now more than 260 women and girls say the disgraced gymnastics doctor violated them. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Kyle Stephens tried for years to get anyone to believe her that family friend  Larry Nassar  had sexually abused her. Now more than 260 women and girls say the disgraced gymnastics doctor violated them. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Kyle Stephens testified in January at the sentencing hearing for  Larry Nassar   who was convicted of child sex-abuse charges in a Michigan court. Her cousin Sophia Stephens contributed to the drafting of this op-ed.
Kyle Stephens  who was sexually abused for six years by disgraced gymnastics doctor  Larry Nassar   talks to fellow survivors about the emotional and physical toll and how's she's healing. (Kate Woodsome Gillian Brockell Kerri Pang Jesse Mesner-Hage/The Washington Post)
Sexual abuse is hardly limited to  Larry Nassar   Michigan State University or USA Gymnastics. One in nine girls  and one in 53 boys  will experience such abuse by their 18th birthday. I find the way we ignore or sugarcoat our most vile issues to be offensive and a big part of our problem. Our silence and inaction create a culture where predators can thrive.