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UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. Mary Bono announced Tuesday that she is resigning after only five days as USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO.

It is with profound regret, coupled with a deep love for the sport of gymnastics and respect for those who aspire to be great gymnasts, that I today tendered my resignation as the Interim CEO of USA Gymnastics, Bono wrote in a statement published to Twitter. (Head here to read Bonos full resignation.)

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Some women who were sexually abused by former trainer Larry Nassar are speaking out against USA Gymnastics new pick for interim president and CEO because she worked for a law firm that represented the organization when Nassar was first investigated.

USA Gymnastics on Friday appointed former Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) to head up the organization as it attempts to course-correct after Nassar was accused of sexually abusing hundreds of athletes in his care. Many Nassar survivors, including Olympian Aly Raisman , pointed out that Bono worked for Faegre Baker Daniels, which represented USA Gymnastics when investigations into Nassar began in 2015.

Raisman, who publicly accused Nassar of serial sexual abuse in 2017, on Monday claimed the law firm had helped cover up Nassars abuse .

My teammates and I reported Nassars abuse to USAG in 2015, she wrote in a tweet. We now know USOC & lawyers at Faegre Baker Daniels (Mary Bonos firm) were also told then, yet Nassar continued to abuse children for 13 months!? Why hire someone associated with the firm that helped cover up our abuse?

My teammates & I reported Nassar's abuse to USAG in 2015. We now know USOC & lawyers at Faegre Baker Daniels (Mary Bono's firm) were also told then, yet Nassar continued to abuse children for 13 months!? Why hire someone associated with the firm that helped cover up our abuse?

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My teammates & I reported Nassar's abuse to USAG in 2015. We now know USOC & lawyers at Faegre Baker Daniels (Mary Bono's firm) were also told then, yet Nassar continued to abuse children for 13 months!? Why hire someone associated with the firm that helped cover up our abuse?
Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) October 15, 2018

Raisman added that the organization has not changed despite its apparent efforts to repair the damage done by Nassar, who is currently serving a life sentence on child sexual abuse and child pornography charges .

Clearly this is not a new USAG. Same corrupt decisions, Raisman wrote.

Kaylee Lorincz, another Nassar survivor , criticized Bonos appointment on Sunday.

You owe me an explanation of why you and your firm allowed Larry to abuse me in 2016 after you were well aware that he was abusing little girls, she wrote as she retweeted Bono.

You owe me an explanation of why you and your firm allowed Larry to abuse me in 2016 after you were well aware that he was abusing little girls. https://t.co/a6Xwl9S2vJ

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You owe me an explanation of why you and your firm allowed Larry to abuse me in 2016 after you were well aware that he was abusing little girls. https://t.co/a6Xwl9S2vJ
Kaylee Lorincz (@KayleeLorincz) October 15, 2018

The USA Gymnastics board of directors told HuffPost that Bono did not work with the gymnastics organization during her time at Faegre Baker Daniels.

Mary Bono worked at Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting, the legislative strategies and policies branch in Washington, D.C, the statement reads. Faegre Baker Daniels is a large, global firm that has a number of divisions and areas, and Mary was not involved in FBDs work with USA Gymnastics as counsel of record.

A spokeswoman for Faegre Baker Daniels also refuted the cover-up claims.

FaegreBD is guided by our firms core values, which include honesty, integrity, respect and service, she said in a statement to HuffPost. We uphold these values as we provide counsel to our clients.

It is a matter of public record that a FaegreBD lawyer participated in reporting Larry Nassar to the FBI in the summer of 2015 a fact that refutes any claim of a cover up, the statement continued. We are bound by our obligation of client confidentiality, and thus we cannot comment further at this time.

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