Author wrote book on gymnastics abuse over 2 decades before Larry Nassar case

Author Joan Ryan wrote a book about abuses in women's gymnastics. The title is "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes." You'll be stunned to know it was written over two decades before the horrifying scandal involving Larry Nassar and his abuse of multiple women in gymnastics.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Author Joan Ryan wrote a book about abuses in women's gymnastics. The title is "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes."

You'll be stunned to know that the book was penned in 1995. Two decades have passed and the abuses written about in the book acontinued. Ryan weighs in on the Larry Nassar case, and how society can prevent events like this from happening again.

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Author wrote book on gymnastics abuse over 2 decades before Nassar case