Through this experience, I finally understood the supreme importance of the patient-physician relationship and the role of empathy in fostering that relationship. My interactions with this former alcoholic led to one of my most profound lessons in compassion and empathy to date.
Dr. Larry Nassar is accused of sexually abusing gymnasts like Jeanette Antolin, who says he built trust with girls by giving them candy. Dantzscher told LaPook that Nassar didnât use a glove. Nassar was a longtime doctor for women and girls at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. He has denied any abuse, and, in an email last fall to his Michigan State bosses, said, âI will overcome this.â
The number alleged victims isn't clear, but at least one was under 13. 1  Ex-Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been arrested and charged with three counts of child sex abuse, with at least one of the alleged victims being under 13 years old. Nassar was hit with three counts of first-degree sexual conduct involving a child under 13 on Monday, according to Ingham County, Michigan, court records.