上周三,，美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù),。協(xié)會(huì)表示,，此舉將保證其繼續(xù)運(yùn)營(yíng)，同時(shí)有助于解決拉里·納薩爾性侵案中的受害者提起的訴訟,。

納薩爾曾任美國(guó)體操隊(duì)隊(duì)醫(yī),。今年1月，他因多項(xiàng)性侵罪名被判入獄175年,，據(jù)稱,，遭他侵害的女性超過(guò)265人。因?yàn)槎嗄甑男郧中袨?，他面臨著百余起訴訟,。

受害人的代表律師斯圖·摩爾瑞馳向美國(guó)有線電視新聞網(wǎng)（CNN）表示，他所在的律師事務(wù)所Manly, Stewart & Finaldi代表215名受害者向美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)提出索賠,，最近該律所還代表345名原告在密歇根州提起了一項(xiàng)訴訟,。

美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)聲明稱，其購(gòu)買的保險(xiǎn)可以用于負(fù)擔(dān)納薩爾性侵案受害者提出的賠償,，但除了這些保險(xiǎn),，已經(jīng)沒(méi)有其他任何資產(chǎn)可以支付索賠。

最近當(dāng)選為美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)主席的凱瑟琳·卡森在聲明中表示,，為了確保性侵案件得到比對(duì)簿公堂更充分和迅速的解決,，根據(jù)美國(guó)破產(chǎn)法第11章申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)是向前邁出的重要一步。

“因?yàn)檫@些勇敢的女性,，我們的體育事業(yè)變得更安全,、更強(qiáng)大?！笨ㄉQ,，“申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)，以及加快解決這些索賠,，是重建社會(huì)信任關(guān)鍵的第一步,。”

遵循《破產(chǎn)法》第十一章,，美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)今天向印第安納州南區(qū)美國(guó)破產(chǎn)法院提交自愿申請(qǐng),，請(qǐng)求（破產(chǎn)）保護(hù)。

——美國(guó)體操協(xié)會(huì)（@USAGym）于2018年12月5日

上月,，美國(guó)奧委會(huì)開始了撤銷其國(guó)家管理機(jī)構(gòu)地位的程序,。但卡森向美聯(lián)社表示，管理機(jī)構(gòu)地位是體操協(xié)會(huì)重要的收入來(lái)源,，向法院申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)將推遲這一撤銷程序,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy protection on last Wednesday, a move the sports organization said will allow it to continue to operate while also resolving lawsuits filed by victims of Larry Nassar.

Nassar, the former doctor for the gymnastics team, was sentenced in January to 175 years in prison after allegations of widespread sexual assault reportedly spanned more than 265 victims. In the wake of the years-long abuse, hundreds have filed lawsuits.

Attorney Stu Mollrich told CNN that his firm Manly, Stewart & Finaldi represents 215 clients with claims against the gymnastics organization and that a recent filing in Michigan represents 345 lawsuit plaintiffs.

The claims made by Nassar’s sexual assault victims are covered by the organization’s insurance policy, though aside from the insurance proceeds, USA Gymnastics said it has no other assets to pay the claims, the organization said in a statement.

Recently elected chair of the organization’s board of directors Kathryn Carson said in a statement that the Chapter 11 filing is an important step forward in order to ensure that the sexual assault victims have their cases resolved fully and quickly than through litigation.

“Our sport is safer and stronger thanks to the bravery of these women,” Carson said in the statement. “The Chapter 11 filing and the expedited resolution of these claims are critical first steps in rebuilding the community’s trust.”

USA Gymnastics today filed a voluntary petition for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) December 5, 2018

Last month, the U.S. Olympic Committee took the first steps to revoke the gymnastics’ organization’s status as a national governing body. However, Carson, who told the Associated Press that the governing body status is a big part of their revenue model, said that the court filing delays the decertification process.