‘My hero’: Simone Biles thanks judge who sentenced Nassar

  • Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles tweeted her support for Judge Rosemarie Aquilina 
  • The female judge has won legions of followers and heaps of praise for her handling of the Larry Nassar abuse trial 
  • She has offered words of kindness and support to the 168 victims and their relatives who spoke against the disgraced medic in court
  • On Wednesday, she eviscerated the arrogant doctor in her final speech as she sentenced him to 175 years in jail  

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles took to Twitter today to offer her support to her fellow abuse victims and heap praise on the judge who oversaw the sentencing of pedophile sports doctor Larry Nassar. 

Biles, 20, who was the golden girl of the 2016 Olympics, did not attend the sentencing of Larry Nassar, the pedophile doctor accused of abusing 156 young women, including Biles herself.

The athlete instead took to Twitter to offer her support to her fellow accusers who have stared Nassar down in court in a highly emotional week of hearings and to thank the now world-famous Judge Rosemarie Aquilina for her work. 

Magnificent: Simone Biles heaped praise on Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in a Tweet after pedophile doctor Larry Nassar’s sentencing on Wednesday

Victim: Simone Biles was one of at least 156 women to say they were abused by disgraced medic Larry Nassar. Biles is pictured left in September and right at the Rio Olympics in 2016

 ‘To Judge Aquilina: Thank you, you are my hero & Shout out to all of the survivors for being so brave & speaking like the queens that you are while looking at that monster. He will no longer have the power to steal our happiness or joy. I stand with every one of you’, Biles tweeted 

Next to the words the gymnast shared a yellow heart emoji and a photo of Judge Aquilina with a quote from one of her many speeches to Nassar’s victims. ‘Leave your pain here. Go out and do your magnificent things.’ 

Earlier this month, the four-time Olympic champion revealed she was assaulted by Nassar – adding her name to at least 156 young athletes molested by the Michigan State University medic.  

‘Most of you know me as a happy, giggly, and energetic girl. But lately… I’ve felt a bit broken and the more I try to shut off the voice in my head the louder it screams. I am not afraid to tell my story anymore. I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by Larry Nassar,’ she wrote on Twitter on January 15. 

 

 



Read more at DailyMail.co.uk