‘I lost control’: father of Larry Nassar victims apologises after lunging at Olympic child molester in court
Judge decided not to punish the father, and warned others in the room against reacting in a similar manner as the trial continues
A father of three of Larry Nassar’s victims tried to attack the disgraced ex-Olympic doctor during a sentencing hearing Friday.
Two of Randall Margraves’ daughters had just told the court how they and their sister had been sexually abused by Nassar under the guise of medical treatment when Margraves ran from the speaker’s podium and lunged at the child molester. The judge later accepted Margraves’ explanation he “lost control” of his emotions and said she would not punish him.
Bailiffs quickly tackled Margraves to the ground as he reached across the desk towards Nassar, who may have abused as many as 265 young girls, and bundled the distraught father from the room.
Grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon
Just seconds before, Margraves’ daughters, Lauren and Madison Rae, had given their victim-impact statements in a hearing designed to confront Nassar with the damage that he had wrought.