People often think of domestic violence as physical violence, such as hitting.

However, domestic violence takes other forms, such as psychological, emotional, or sexual abuse.

According to the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, teen dating violence (TDV) is a pattern of behavior that someone uses to gain control over his or her dating partner.

It is also important to note that “dating” is a term that adults tend to use to identify romantic relationships between young people; accordingly, that’s the term that we use in describing these dynamics on this page.

In this page we use “dating” as an inclusive term covering the range of adolescent romantic relationships ranging from casual, episodic encounters to longer-term, committed relationships. TDV can include physical abuse—things like hitting, pushing, slapping, or strangling a dating partner.

It may also include emotional or verbal abuse, behaviors like name-calling or insults.

Larry Nassar, through his attorney, Matthew Borgula, told the Indy Star he “emphatically” denies any wrongdoing.

Sexual control may also include reproductive coercion where an abuser sabotages his partner’s birth control, forces pregnancy and/or determines the outcome of the victim’s pregnancies.

Every student, parent and teacher needs to be aware of the prevalence of teen dating violence in the US.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that one in eleven adolescents is a victim of physical dating violence.

Along with three counts of sexual assault in Michigan state court, he is facing federal child pornography charges. The 53-year-old Michigan resident was a faculty member at Michigan State University, a team physician for a local youth gymnastics club and the president of the Gymnastics Doctor Autism Foundation, which helps gymnastics clubs start programs for children with special needs, according to his website.

Nassar is facing accusations criminal sexual assault in Michigan and civil allegations in California court, the Indianapolis Star reports.