What Does it Take to Believe Survivors?

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For 20 years, Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, abused hundreds of women and girls. Women who reported him were not believed until they were. From NPR/Michigan Radio, Believed is a 10 episode podcast chronicling how a group of women won Larry's Nassar's conviction. It also explores how the failure of adults to believe women and girls contributed to Nassar getting away with decades of abuse.

Episodes:

Introducing Believed

The Good Guy

How He Got Away

The Basement

Gaslighting

How He Got Caught

The Parents

For One Nassar Survivor, Recognizing Her Own Abuse Took Decades

Larry Nassar’s Survivors Speak and Finally the World Listens-And Believes

Larry Nassar is Behind Bars, But Work Continues for His Survivors

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