Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 175 years for sexual abuse
- 6 years ago
Now for look at stories making headlines around the world and we start with the fall of the former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment.
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… these sexual harassment scandals that has rocked Hollywood has now spread to the world of sport, with more women speaking out after their uncomfortable encounters.
That's right Semin…. the sentencing followed days of harrowing accounts from about 160 of Larry Nassar's victims.
They include some of America's top gymnasts, including gold medalists Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and many others.
On Wednesday, after a week-long trial, Nassar pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual assault against girls and young women.
The presiding judge proudly read out her ruling, saying it was her privilege.
"Sir, I'm giving you a 175 years which is 21-hundred months. I just signed your death warrant... I find that you don't get it. That you're a danger. You remain a danger."
She added his actions were "precise, calculated, manipulative, devious and despicable."
To add to Nassar's woes, before serving the Michigan sentence, the 54-year-old must first serve a 60-year federal sentence for child pornography crimes.
He is also scheduled to be sentenced next week on more assault convictions in Michigan's Eaton County.
Nassar turned to the courtroom gallery to make a brief statement, saying that the victims' accounts had shaken him to his core and that "no words" could describe how sorry he was for his crimes.
But judge Aquilina read a letter that Nassar had written to her that raised questions about whether he was truly remorseful.
The courtroom gasped when she read a passage, in which Nassar accused his accusers of fabricating allegations to get money and fame and that he had been manipulated into admitting his guilt.
Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment.
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… these sexual harassment scandals that has rocked Hollywood has now spread to the world of sport, with more women speaking out after their uncomfortable encounters.
That's right Semin…. the sentencing followed days of harrowing accounts from about 160 of Larry Nassar's victims.
They include some of America's top gymnasts, including gold medalists Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and many others.
On Wednesday, after a week-long trial, Nassar pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual assault against girls and young women.
The presiding judge proudly read out her ruling, saying it was her privilege.
"Sir, I'm giving you a 175 years which is 21-hundred months. I just signed your death warrant... I find that you don't get it. That you're a danger. You remain a danger."
She added his actions were "precise, calculated, manipulative, devious and despicable."
To add to Nassar's woes, before serving the Michigan sentence, the 54-year-old must first serve a 60-year federal sentence for child pornography crimes.
He is also scheduled to be sentenced next week on more assault convictions in Michigan's Eaton County.
Nassar turned to the courtroom gallery to make a brief statement, saying that the victims' accounts had shaken him to his core and that "no words" could describe how sorry he was for his crimes.
But judge Aquilina read a letter that Nassar had written to her that raised questions about whether he was truly remorseful.
The courtroom gasped when she read a passage, in which Nassar accused his accusers of fabricating allegations to get money and fame and that he had been manipulated into admitting his guilt.