Hearing Nassar's name used by a heckler like a verbal weapon at a sporting event was difficult for Kate Mahon, who is among the hundreds of girls and young women who were sexually abused for years by the ex-MSU doctor.
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Hearing Nassar's name used by a heckler like a verbal weapon at a sporting event was difficult for Mahon, who is among the hundreds of girls and young women who were sexually abused for years by the former MSU sports medicine doctor. "I am sure it's not the first time an opposing team's student has said something like that, nor will it be the last time," Mahon said. "... But how do we bring understanding and empathy to sexual assault survivors so it doesn't happen again?"
Mahon wished that someone in the crowd would have stopped him, not only for her benefit, but to help any other sexual abuse survivors who might have been within earshot, and were similarly hurt. "I went to therapy twice a week. I am usually someone who is very put together. Nothing can stir me up and so that really hit me hard. It was also trying to figure out what my identity is. I was like, 'I'm tough. I can push through this. Why am I not able to focus on work right now?'
"I was excited and nervous about coming home after a very toxic situation, and it was like someone put a wrench in that," she said of the moment when she saw Engler, who was appointed in 2018 but was forced to resign earlier this year. He made headlines for trying to avoid an interview with investigators from the state Attorney General's Office about the university's handling of the Nassar investigation.
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