Few of Nasser’s victims had any chance of becoming Olympians and they knew it. They were ordinary gymnasts, dancers, and young women athletes at MSU. There is a 20 year record of victims, mostly older teens, speaking up and being hushed.
So that makes the circle of silence more inexcusable, not less.
Someone has to be willing to take the not-easy path for the greater good. This evil was far from only being Nasser. If it had been, Nasser would quickly have been squelched. Satan is a cunning choreographer in running interference for his own work.