Nassar loses final appeal in sex assault scandal
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar (NASS'-ehr), who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks by a judge. "I've just signed your death warrant," Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said of Nassar's 40-year sentence. The state Supreme Court said Nassar's appeal was a "close question" and that it had "concerns" over the judge's conduct. But the court also noted that Aquilina, despite her provocative comments, stuck to the sentencing agreement worked out by lawyers in the case. More than 150 victims spoke or submitted statements during an extraordinary seven-day hearing in Aquilina's court more than four years ago.
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Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a federal prison in Florida.
