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"Rachael Denhollander, I am impressed by you and I will always be inspired by you," Ford said in the video. "By taking it, you have taken a huge risk and you have encouraged future generations to come forward, even when the chances seem minimal for them."
"The lesson to be learned," Ford continued, "is that we all have the power to create real change and that we can not be defined by acts of others."
"I am honored to speak with you from afar of a woman I admire so much," Ford said in the video. "A woman who has been abused as a vulnerable adolescent athlete and has found the courage to speak out in public to stop the abuse of others." Her courage inspired other survivors to end their silence, and we all know the result. " More than 150 women and girls face Nassar in court at his criminal sexual harassment hearing. She talked about all the ways the system failed her – along with other women and athletes – and allowed Nassar's abuses to last so long.
Nassar pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual behavior and acknowledged using his trustworthy medical post to assault and molest girls under the pretext of medical treatment. He was sentenced to prison from 40 to 175 years.
