The president of USA Gymnastics, Kerry Perry, resigned under pressure Tuesday. The move came days after the U.S. Olympic Committee questioned her ability to lead the organization. Perry spent nine months as president. During that time, she faced criticism from current and former athletes over how she was dealing with issues surrounding one of America's biggest sexual abuse scandals in history. USA Gymnastics' longtime team doctor, Larry Nassar, is said to have abused more than 300 women and girls over a 30-year period. Nassar stopped working with USA Gymnastics in 2015. He is serving an effective life sentence in prison for sexually abusing patients during medical treatment and for possessing sexual images of children. When Perry took the job last December, she said her aim would be to create “an environment of empowerment where all have a strong voice.” But last week, USA Gymnastics faced criticism after the hiring of a coach for a high-level athlete development position.
