CHICAGO: Larry Nassar, the former USA gymnastics doctor who sexually abused hundreds of girls and young women for decades under the guise of medical treatment, was sentenced on Monday to an additional 40 to 125 years in prison.
Nassar already faced a lifetime behind bars for two prior sentences after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls in his role as a high-profile sports medicine doctor at USA gymnastics and at a Michigan State University (MSU) clinic.
“This now ends the criminal legal proceedings involving Larry Nassar. I realise that it does not end the emotional and physical suffering he has caused,” Judge Janice Cunningham said in a Charlotte, Michigan courtroom after imposing the maximum sentence under a plea agreement.
The 54-year-old is accused by more than 265 women — including Olympians, gymnasts, and collegiate athletes — of molesting them over a more than two-decade career. — AFP
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