scandal ever. >> reporter: ali raisman is sharing harsh words for the u.s.lympic committee over their response to sexual abuse allegation against long-time team doctor, larry nasser who she is calling a monster. in an feel like there are a lot of articles about it, but nobody has said this is horrible. this is what we're doing to change. raisman also accuses usa gymnastics of trying to sweep it under the rug. nasser, who pled guilty last month to child pornography still faces dozens of charges of sexual abuse and is being sued by over 125 women and girls who claim he abused them during medical examination. raisman is now the most high-profile figure to take aim at the sports governing bodies. >> i think it speaks volumes and these are words that are going to reverberate. >> reporter: earlier this year, the senate judiciary committee heard testimony from former gymnasts who say that usa gymnastics failed to protect them from falling prey to the former team doctor. >> dr. nasser abused me at the training center in texas. he abuse me in california and all over

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. >> reporter: for the first time, gymnastics superstar and three-time olympic gold medalist aly raisman breaking her silence. the former team captain criticizing usa gymnastics for the sexual abuse allegations that have rocked the sport. raisman saying, "the people at the very top, that work at the office every single day at usa gymnastics, they need to do better." >> finally we are hearing from someone with real power. >> reporter: the sport overwhelmed by allegations against dr. larry nassar, the former olympic team doctor pleading guilty last month to child pornography charges in michigan. more than 100 women and girls involved in gymnastics have also filed lawsuits against him, accusing him of sex assault. jamie dantzscher is one of them. >> just being a kid and a little girl and being in such an intense environment. i trusted dr. nassar. >> reporter: usa gymnastics telling abc news it is appalled by nassar's alleged conduct, saying, "we are taking this issue head-on and we want to work with aly to keep athletes safe." raisman says every child involved in gymnastics deserves to be p

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