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Applause Breaks Out in Hearing for Sexual Assault Survivors

By Bian Elkhatib
Posted July 24, 2018 at 8:03pm

By Bian Elkhatib

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On Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked sexual assault survivors to stand at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics. The crowd showed their support in response. This is the third hearing in the committee on the matter of widespread sexual abuse within the program.

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