Recently, Douglas revealed that she too was sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to criminal charges and faces up to 25 years in prison.
This comes after two of her Olympic team mates came forward first.
A representative for the Olympian confirmed the authenticity of the post where she explained the ordeal and that Douglas says she was molested by Nassar, who was first publicly accused of preying on athletes more than a year ago. In her post, Douglas explained why she had not joined the other accusers until now.
“I didn’t publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful,” she wrote. “I wholeheartedly support my teammates for coming forward with what happened to them.”