Larry Nassar , the disgraced former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics team doctor, has been accused of sexual abuse by 140 women . Thats nearly as many victims as the Jerry Sandusky , Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein scandals combined.

Yet Nassars name is not dominating national news. It doesnt have people protesting outside his home. It hasnt become a punchline for every late-night television host.

Days before his sentencing on Jan. 16 , many of Nassars victims are wondering the same question: Why does no one seem to care about their story?

I remember when the Penn State scandal was talked about at length for months and months and even years. This is nearly five times the size and no one knows about it, sexual abuse survivor Morgan McCaul told HuffPost.

A dancer and first-year college student, McCaul is one of the dozens of plaintiffs anonymously named in lawsuits against Nassar, MSU and USA Gymnastics. The 18-year-old said that Nassar began sexually abusing her when she was just 12 years old in 2012. The abuse continued for three years.

McCaul described how shes repeatedly had to explain to professors why she needs to miss class or an exam because of an upcoming court date. Often times, she said, they have no idea about the Nassar case.

Its been hard to reckon with, especially because these are people that I expect to be educated, said McCaul, who attends the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, which is only an hour away from MSU. Even people that are teaching at universities dont know that this went on.

I Havent Sensed The Outrage

HuffPost spoke with six survivors who are suing Nassar, MSU and/or USA Gymnastics: McCaul, Alexis Alvarado, Jessica Smith, Christine Harrison, Larissa Boyce (who have all come out publicly since the lawsuits were filed) and Jane Doe (who wants to remain anonymous). All six women three gymnasts, two dancers and a soccer player shared a similar sentiment, that the country doesnt seem to care what happened to them.

I havent sensed the outrage, said Boyce, who alleges that Nassar began abusing her when she was 16 and continued from 1997 to 2001.

Alvarado believes the country has essentially ignored the trauma inflicted on her and the other women because theyre not famous athletes. The 19-year-old said that Nassar sexually abused her for six years starting when she was 12.

A lot of people seem to believe its only Olympians that this [abuse] happened to, which isnt true, she said.

Alvarado has a point. Although the Nassar scandal has rocked MSU and the surrounding community of East Lansing (thanks to stellar reporting from local news outlets ), it seems the only times that Nassars name made national news were when Olympians including gymnasts Aly Raisman , Gabby Douglas and McKayla Maroney came forward with accusations.