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Deleted emails. Documents removed in boxes and a suitcase. Lying to investigators¹. An FBI investigation² into Larry Nassar that stalled for seven months.

Those are just a few of the stunning³ details released Monday in a 233-page investigation commissioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Investigators interviewed some 100 people and reviewed more than a million documents, and their findings are damning. One USOC official was fired Monday as a result of the report.

Michigan Radio's Kate Wells joined Stateside to break down these new revelations, and tell us what they illustrate⁴ about how the USOC, USA Gymnastics, and the FBI failed to protect Nassar's victims.

Wells says there are two ways this investigation reveals a cover up by USA Gymnastics. First was the organization's decision to allow Larry to retire in glory, even though they knew that the FBI was investigating him for allegations of abuse, and had received complaints about the doctor themselves.

"So Nassar got to keep treating patients, and working at MSU and local gyms, and being this sought after doctor that everybody loved. For more than a year," she explained.

Second, the report reveals that Steve Penny, former head of USA Gymnastics, purposefully removed potential evidence from an Olympic training ranch⁵ in Texas. Penny declined to speak to investigators, citing attorney-client privilege. He is facing criminal charges for evidence tampering⁶, a charge he denies.

Several USOC and USAG officials face criminal charges. There are currently congressional hearings and investigations⁷ into who knew what, and when. The FBI is also conducting an internal review.

Listen to the full conversation above to hear more about how silence and inaction from USOC and USAG allowed Nassar to continue to abuse gymnasts, and how Nassar survivors⁸ are reacting to the report.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

4 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

5 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

6 tampering   

v.窜改( tamper的现在分词 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄

参考例句：

• Two policemen were accused of tampering with the evidence. 有两名警察被控篡改证据。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As Harry London had forecast, Brookside's D-day caught many meter-tampering offenders. 正如哈里·伦敦预见到的那样，布鲁克赛德的D日行动抓住了不少非法改装仪表的人。 来自辞典例句

7 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

8 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者