Ex-Olympic doctor Larry Nassar sentenced to a further 40 to 125 years in prison for child abuse
Nassar has already received sentences of 40 to 175 years for sex assault and 60 years for child porn convictions
Disgraced former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was given to a further 40-to-125-year sentence on Monday, bringing the criminal proceedings against the convicted child molester to a conclusion.
The sentence does not lengthen what already amounts to a life sentence for the 54-year-old, as he will serve it concurrently with the 40- to 175-year sentence he received last month for seven counts of sexual assault in nearby Lansing, Michigan.
Nassar, whose sentence on Monday came after he admitted to three sexual assault counts at a gymnastics centre in Dimondale, Michigan, also must serve a 60-year federal term for child pornography crimes.
“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.
More than 260 girls and women – including Olympians, gymnasts, and collegiate athletes – have asserted abuse by Nassar who, often under the guise of medical treatment, digitally penetrated and groped them over career of more than two-decade.