The former sports doctor who admitted to molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison as the judge declared: “I just signed your death warrant.”
The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which scores of Larry Nassar’s victims were able to confront him face to face in a Michigan courtroom.
Lindsey Smith ( @lzsmitty) of Michigan Radio shares the latest with Here & Now‘s Robin Young.
With reporting from The Associated Press
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