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| Larry Nassar served as the USA Gymnastics physician through four Olympic Games |
Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
In a press statement Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Nassar had pleaded guilty in Michiganโs Ingham County court to felony criminal sexual conduct related to abuse under the guise of medical treatment
Nassarโs sentencing hearing has been set for January 12 when all of the 125 victims or their parents will be allowed to give victim impact statements.
Nassar was the team physician for the Michigan State University gymnastics and womenโs crew teams as well as an associate professor at MSUโs College of Osteopathic Medicine. He served as the USA Gymnastics physician through four Olympic Games.
Nassar had originally been charged with 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and 11 counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct at the state level but the Michigan Attorney Generalโs office agreed not to file additional charges after Wednesdayโs plea.
The plea deal with prosecutors calls for a minimum prison sentence of 25 years but the judge could set the minimum as high as 40 years.
Nassarโs plea deal follows claims by two of the United Statesโ most decorated gymnasts Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas that they had been sexually abused by the former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Douglas said on Tuesday she was sexually abused by Nassar while Raisman, also a three-times gold medalist, made similar allegations in an interview with CBS News program โ60 Minutesโ on Sunday.
In a statement after the plea in court on Wednesday, Vassarโs attorneys, Matt Newburg and Shannon Smith, said that the โagreement resolves all the charged and uncharged conduct for more than 125 cases currently under investigation by the Michigan Attorney Generalโs officeโ.
