'Jane Doe' Behind USA Gymnastics Case Steps Into Spotlight to Honor Survivors
“The Nestlehut award is designed for clients who look out for justice in a pure form,” attorney W. Brian Cornwell said. “They're looking out for what's right versus what's best for them. They know that's what it's going to take to help other people.”
April 25, 2019 at 06:25 PM
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The previously unidentified family whose lawsuit led to the exposure of hundreds of sexual assault claims against coaches and a team doctor for USA Gymnastics stepped out in public for the first time Thursday to receive the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association's “Courageous Pursuit of Justice Award” in Atlanta.
GTLA President Laurie Speed made the presentation to the Ganser family: Lisa, the mother who discovered sexually explicit messages a gymnastics coach sent to her child; Dan, the father who credited his wife with the determination to do something about it; and Cayla, the daughter, who is now 25.
“Cayla came out in public for the first time. It was a big step for her,” the family's attorney, W. Brian Cornwell of Cornwell & Stevens in Savannah, told the Daily Report Thursday afternoon. “The Gansers were the people who started the revolution,” Cornwell said. “This is a case that changed the world.”
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