Doctors US gymnastics team sentenced to 175 years in prison

After an unusual 7-day hearing, during which more 150 young women spoke openly about the sexual abuse committed by Dr. Lawrence Nassar, a former employee of the US gymnastics team, the judge sentenced him on Wednesday to 175 years of imprisonment with the possibility of early release only in 40 years. He writes about it New York Times.

Judge Rosemary Aquilina, who gave the opportunity to speak to all young women who wanted to contact Dr. Nassar directly, made him listen to them.

“It may seem too harsh to listen to [testimony], but nothing can compare to what the victims endured from you for thousands of hours,” the judge responded.

Present Tense published excerpts speeches victims of Nassar.

Eli Reisman, 23 of the year, winner of six Olympic medals

“Imagine what it would be like to be an innocent teenager and hear a knock on the door and there you are. I don't want you to come, but I have no choice. Treatment was mandatory. You took advantage of this. … I was lying on my stomach on my bed with you, and you insisted that your inappropriate touches would help me get rid of the pain. In fact, we caused me a lot of physical, mental and emotional pain."

Emma Ann Miller, 15 yo

“I never wanted to hate someone so much, but my hatred for you is uncontrollable. ...You will probably never speak to a woman again unless she has a gun and a club in her hands. And this is good".

Miller was a Nassar patient at the University of Michigan hospital. According to the girl, her family still receives bills from the hospital. The administration promised that the victims of Nassar should no longer pay for them.

Jessica Chedler Rodriguez

“You have destroyed the joy, trust and freedoms we should enjoy as new mothers.”

Rodriguez said she "can no longer leave her 5-year-old daughter to play in other people's houses, leave her alone with trainers or babysitters without constantly feeling anxious and stressed."

The leadership of the American national team in gymnastics knew about violence and harassment

According to the newspaper Indianapolis star, the organization first learned about Nassar's actions in June 2015 of the year, but for five weeks did not contact the law enforcement authorities, conducting an internal investigation.

Recall that in 2016, law enforcement officers found on the computer trainer 37 thousands of pornographic materials.

In November, during the trial, he admitted that he sexually harassed seven underage girls. As the victims stated, Nassar did inappropriate actions with them at the time when he examined them for injuries.

In 1996-2015, Nassar worked as a sports doctor at the University of Michigan, where she trained the women's gymnastics team. He was a physiotherapist of the American team at four Olympics, and also worked with young athletes for a long time. The scandal around Nassar caused the resignation of the head of the US Gymnastics Federation, Steve Penny.

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