Aly Raisman hits out at victim shamers after her own abuse

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Aly Raisman took to Twitter on Friday to encourage women to wear what they please and to call out those who victim shame
The 23-year-old said: 'I will not put up with any woman or girl being shamed for wanting to wear a skirt, dress, etc, I do no tolerate it. Are we clear?'
In her book Fierce, that came out on Tuesday, the Olympic gold medalist details sexual assault allegations against Dr Larry Nassar
Over 130 women have come forward to accuse Nassar, including Raisman's Olympic teammate McKayla Maroney
Raisman, who is the most high profile victim to emerge, has said that she will not go into specific detail about Nassar's alleged abuse

Published: 13:13 EST, 17 November 2017 | Updated: 15:06 EST, 17 November 2017

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Aly Raisman took to Twitter on Friday to encourage women to wear what they please and to call out those who victim shame

Aly Raisman is calling out victim shamers who claim that women who dress in 'sexy outfits' deserve to be sexually abused.

In a tweet posted on Friday morning along with a much longer note, the Olympic gymnast encouraged women to wear what they please no matter who has a problem.

'We are all in this together. If we are going to create change I need all your help,' she said in the post that has now liked more than 1,500 times.

Following allegations in new book Fierce, where Raisman details years of sexual abuse she was exposed to at the hands of Dr Larry Nassar, the gymnast has been extremely vocal about her calls for change.

'Just because a woman does a sexy photoshoot or wears a sexy outfit does not give a man the right to shame her or not believe her when she comes forward about sexual abuse,' she added in the post.

'What is wrong with some of you?

'AND when a woman dresses sexy and comfortable in their own skin, in fact I encourage you all to wear what you feel good in.'

'We are all in this together. If we are going to create change I need all your help,' she said in the post that has now liked more than 1,500 times

Raisman (above competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics) has spoken in the past of being abused by the Team USA doctor

Raisman then went on to declare that she will not let anyone shame women for what they choose to wear.

The 23-year-old said: 'I will not put up with any woman or girl being shamed for wanting to wear a skirt, dress, etc, I do no tolerate it. Are we clear?

'Stop victim shaming. It is because of you that so many survivors live in fear.'

Her tweet comes days after news that Dr Nassar was expecting to change his not-guilty plea in a bid to close the state's criminal cases against him after being accused of molesting girls under the guise of medical treatment at his home, a campus clinic and a youth gymnastics club.

In her book Fierce, Raisman writes that the abuse all began when she was 15 and practicing through her pain in Australia ahead of a meet.

Raisman, circled bottom left, says she is one of several victims of Dr. Larry Nassar, the former Team USA doctor, circled top right. They are seen together at the 2012 Olympics

'Just because a woman does a sexy photoshoot or wears a sexy outfit does not give a man the right to shame her or not believe her when she comes forward about sexual abuse,' Raisman, 23, added in the post

Raisman won Gold at the 2012 London Olympics (above)

A USA Gymnastics official suggested that she get treated by Dr. Nassar, saying that the registered osteopath who was a volunteer with the organization could help her sore heels and back pain.

'I didn't want to be labeled as uncooperative, so finally I said okay,' writes Raisman.

In her book Fierce, that came out on Tuesday, the Olympic gold medalist details sexual assault allegations against Dr Larry Nassar

She immediately realized something was different than her previous treatments, but said nothing at the time.

'There was something about the massage that made me uncomfortable, but the staff member's words stuck in my head,' states Raisman.

This is the same story many of Nassar's accusers have told, alleging that he would digitally penetrate them anally and vaginally with ungloved hands under the guise of treatment.

Raisman, who is the most high profile victim to emerge, has said that she will not go into specific detail about Nassar's alleged abuse.

She also claimed that USA Gymnastics stopped her from speaking with the FBI after she tried to seek out the female agent she first spoke with about Nassar - before she realized she was being abused by the doctor.

After her initial interview, Raisman came to realize she herself was a victim, and tried to speak again with that agent.

That is when USA Gymnastics stepped in she claims, and stopped her outreach.

'Shortly after she left, it hit me. And I reached back out to an official with USA Gymnastics and I said, "I have to speak to her again. I was making excuses for him and it's not right,' Raisman said on Monday while appearing on Megyn Kelly Today.

'I was not given a courtesy of speaking with her. And was told to just mind your own business.'

Dr. Nassar denies the allegations of all his accusers.

He is currently behind bars in a Michigan prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography in July.

Dr. Larry Raisman, the former Team USA coach, is facing sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is pictured in February this year during a court hearing

Authorities revealed back in December of last year that they had discovered over 37,000 images and videos of child pornography featuring girls as young as six and a Go Pro video of Nassar molesting a group of young girls in a pool.

Over 130 women have come forward to accuse Nassar, including Raisman's Olympic teammate McKayla Maroney.

Many of these women, including Raisman and Maroney, claim they were underage at the time of their first alleged assault.