USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to sex charges
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Date: 2017-11-22

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Former USA Olympic gymnastics sports doctor Larry Nassar has pleaded guilty to seven charges of sexual assault against women and girls in his care.
He was charged with molesting seven girls, many of whom are gymnasts, while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University.
As part of the plea deal, Nassar, 54, could face at least 25 years in prison.
The hearing comes after a third former US Olympian, Gabby Douglas, accused him of sexual abuse.
Douglas reveals abuse by team doctor
In a statement to the court on Wednesday, Nassar said he was pleading guilty to "move the community forward and stop the hurting".
"I'm so sorry that this was like a match that turned into a forest fire, out of control," he said.
"I want them to heal. I want this community to heal. I have no animosity toward any one. I just want healing. It's time."
"You used that position of trust that you had in the most vile way - to abuse children," Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said, noting that sex abuse is a nationwide "epidemic".
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At least 140 women are suing former USA Olympic gymnastics sports doctor Larry Nassar
"You violated the oath that you took, which is to do no harm, and you harmed them. Selfishly."
Many of his accusers testified that they were abused while he was examining the young athletes, and sometimes while their parents were nearby.
He has been accused of abusing more than 130 women - including Olympic gold medalists Ms Douglas, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney - during his time as team doctor for the US women's gymnastics team.
Ms Douglas, who was one of the so-called Fierce Five that won gold medals at the London Olympics in 2012, revealed her accusation on Instagram.
"I didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and some things were extremely painful," she wrote.
During the hearing Ms Raisman, a member of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams, tweeted that she was "disgusted" that Nassar, who lost his licence, was referred to as a doctor.