INDIANAPOLIS - After a year of controversy involving sexual abuse of young athletes, USA Gymnastics has added two people to its senior staff who will oversee "athlete protection." Toby Stark will serve as USA Gymnastics' director of safe sport and will lead a department focused on protecting athletes, said a USA Gymnastics press release.

She is former executive director of Chaucie's Place, an Indianapolis-area child advocacy organization focused on child sexual abuse and youth suicide prevention.

“The safety and wellbeing of our students is and always will be our top priority.

Olympian gymnast Aly Raisman has blasted USA Gymnastics for sweeping the allegations of sexual abuse from a former team doctor under the rug.

Finaldi and his Irvine firm, Manly, Stewart, and Finaldi, are representing four former U. national team members and their families in California civil suits against Nassar, USA Gymnastics, Penny, Colarossi and former U. Attorneys for USA Gymnastics and the others have said the trials should be held in Indiana, where USA Gymnastics is based. District Court after pleading guilty on July 11 to three charges involving receiving and possessing child pornography. If convicted of any of the charges Nassar could face life in prison.

The female Parker is to begin serving jail time on Sep. Female is required as a descriptive modifier in this statement because her husband, James Parker, was charged with the same offense.

James “Jamie” Parker’s trial is scheduled to begin November 27, and it is still too early to know how he will plead.

He will handle all information provided to USA Gymnastics about potential abuse, direct any required investigations and coordinate cases with the U. In August 2016, the Indianapolis Star published an expose detailing how USA Gymnastics turned a blind eye to accusations of sexual abuse by coaches.

That led several former gymnasts to step forward with allegations of sexual abuse by Dr.