Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney shares allegations of sexual assault at hands of team doctor
McKayla Maroney
Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney  shared the story of  her  alleged sexual assault at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar in an emotional statement on Twitter late Tuesday night.
 Maroney  said  she  was inspired by the #metoo movement on social media  which has encouraged victims to share their personal stories in order to show the widespread problem of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The hashtag was inspired by the allegations of harassment and assault against movie executive Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein  through a spokesperson  has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex.
"I was molested by Dr. Larry Nassar  the team doctor for the US Womenâs National Gymnastics Team  and Olympic Team  " Maroney  said in the statement. "Dr. Nassar told me that I was receiving 'medically necessary treatment that he had been performing on patients for over 30 years.'
"For me  the scariest night of my life happened when I was 15 years old "  Maroney  continued. "I had flown all day and night with the team to get to Tokyo. Heâd given me a sleeping pill for the flight  and the next thing I know  I was all alone with him in his hotel room getting a 'treatment.' I thought I was going to die that night."
 Maroney  proposed four ideas to change the pattern of assault: speaking out; holding "people  institutions  organizations" and "especially those in positions of power" accountable; education and prevention; and  finally  having "zero tolerance for abusers and those who protect them."
In a statement to ABC News today  USA Gymnastics said it âadmires the courage of  those  like McKayla Maroney  who have come forward to share their personal experiences with sexual abuse . Because of  their  strength in coming forward  predators can be held accountable for  their  actions. We  like so many others  are outraged and disgusted by the conduct of which Larry Nassar is accused. We are sorry that any athlete has been harmed during her or his gymnastics career.â
[TGT] shared the story of   [TGT]   alleged sexual assault at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar in an emotional statement on Twitter late Tuesday night.
  [TGT] said   [TGT]   was inspired by the #metoo movement on social media  which has encouraged victims to share their personal stories in order to show the widespread problem of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The hashtag was inspired by the allegations of harassment and assault against movie executive Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein  through a spokesperson  has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex.
"I was molested by Dr. Larry Nassar  the team doctor for the US Womenâs National Gymnastics Team  and Olympic Team   [TGT] said in the statement. "Dr. Nassar told me that I was receiving 'medically necessary treatment that he had been performing on patients for over 30 years.'
"For me  the scariest night of my life happened when I was 15 years old  [TGT] continued. "I had flown all day and night with the team to get to Tokyo. Heâd given me a sleeping pill for the flight  and the next thing I know  I was all alone with him in his hotel room getting a 'treatment.' I thought I was going to die that night. [TGT] 
proposed four ideas to change the pattern of assault: speaking out; holding "people  institutions  organizations" and "especially those in positions of power" accountable; education and prevention; and  finally  having "zero tolerance for abusers and those who protect them."
In a statement to ABC News today  USA Gymnastics said it âadmires the courage of  those  like McKayla Maroney  who have come forward to share their personal experiences with sexual abuse . Because of  their  strength in coming forward  predators can be held accountable for  their  actions. We  like so many others  are outraged and disgusted by the conduct of which Larry Nassar is accused. We are sorry that any athlete has been harmed during her or his gymnastics career.â