Larry Nassar's victims included numerous Olympic and United States women's national gymnastics team gymnasts.
26 Facts About Larry Nassar
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Larry Nassar will be transferred to a Michigan state prison when he is released from federal custody; his two state sentences will be served concurrently.
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Larry Nassar is a central figure in the 2020 film Athlete A, a documentary about the scandal.
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Larry Nassar was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan in 1963 to a family of Lebanese background.
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Larry Nassar studied kinesiology at the University of Michigan, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1985.
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In 1993, Larry Nassar graduated as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Larry Nassar completed his residency training in family practice at St Lawrence Hospital before completing a fellowship in sports medicine in 1997.
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Larry Nassar began working as an assistant professor at MSU's Department of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Human Medicine in 1997, where he earned $100,000 a year.
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Larry Nassar is listed as a co-author on at least six research papers on the treatment of gymnastics injuries.
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Larry Nassar began working as an athletic trainer for the USA Gymnastics national team in 1986.
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In 1988, Larry Nassar began working with John Geddert at Twistars, a gymnastics training club.
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Larry Nassar began working as a team doctor at Holt High School in 1996.
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Larry Nassar served as the national medical coordinator for USA Gymnastics from 1996 until 2014.
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Larry Nassar connected with her on Facebook and complimented her appearance on numerous occasions.
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On November 22,2016, Larry Nassar was indicted on several state charges of "sexual assault of a child" from 1998 to 2005.
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The allegations asserted that Larry Nassar had molested seven girls under the guise that he was providing legitimate medical treatment, both at his home and at a clinic on the MSU campus.
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On December 16,2016, Larry Nassar was arrested after the FBI had found more than 37,000 images of child pornography and a video of Larry Nassar allegedly molesting underage girls.
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Larry Nassar was denied bail and ordered to remain in federal prison.
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Larry Nassar admitted to molesting seven girls, three of whom were under the age of thirteen.
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Larry Nassar said that there were likely dozens of additional victims who had not come forward, and made it clear that Nassar will never be free again.
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Larry Nassar was practicing without a Texas medical license while he worked at the Karolyi Ranch, which since 2001 had been the USA Gymnastics designated US Women's National Gymnastics Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.
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Larry Nassar apologized for his years of abuse, saying that the strong effects that his victims' statements had on him "pales in comparison" to the suffering he inflicted on them.
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Larry Nassar spent time in the Eaton County jail and the federal detention center at FCI Milan near Milan, Michigan.
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette promised a full investigation into how Larry Nassar was able to abuse young women for decades while working at the state's university.
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From 1996 to 2017, Larry Nassar was married to his wife, Stefanie, and the couple had three children together.
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Larry Nassar lived in Holt, Michigan, at the time of his December 2016 arrest.