Former US gymnastics team doctor sentenced to 60 years in prison for child pornography, molestation

The US Gymnastics has been marred with one of the biggest sexual harassment scandals till date after a former doctor on the team was found guilty of sexually assaulting gymnasts. Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 60 years in prison on federal child pornography charges which were discovered after a sex abuse investigation was launched.

A US district judge by the name of Janet Neff in Grand Rapids, Michigan, handed down the sentence which was sought by the prosecutors. The lawyers maintain that there is a link between Nassar’s child pornography and his ‘prolific molestation of children’.

“He has demonstrated that he should never again have access to children,” Neff said according to the Lansing State Journal.

According to the details provided, Nassar pleaded guilty in July to possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography which showed children as young as infants between 2003 and 2016.

Tow further cases against him are set to be heard in January which relate to additional counts of criminal sexual conduct related to allegations he assaulted girls under the garb of medical treatment.

A huge number of his victims and their parents are set to record their statements in front of the judge in the cases against him. “He abused my trust, he abused my body, and he left scars on my psyche that may never go away,” Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney said in a victim statement submitted to Neff.

Nassar was the team physician for the Michigan State University gymnastics and women’s crew teams, as well as an associate professor at MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. He served as the USA Gymnastics physician through four Olympic Games.

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