Larry Nassar isn't the only child abuser — we need to talk about the other ones

Justice was served Wednesday when former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison after assaulting more than 150 women and girls within the last two decades. Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who presided over the case, described Nassar as a “monster” who “[does] not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again.”

She’s absolutely right. But sadly, there are still thousands more children suffering at the hands of monsters like Larry Nassar. Roughly 1 in 4 children will experience some form of abuse during their lifetimes. The best way to honor child abuse survivors is to strengthen protections for children – especially the cases that don’t make headlines.