Victims address Larry Nassar at sentencing

Nassar abused numerous young women Brennan coached. Lindsey said, “I knew immediately that it was abuse”.

“I thought I was going to die that night”, she said.

She declined to detail her abuse however, and explained her reason. “Others will occur in other forums, and again, this is not the day to have that conversation”, she said.

All right. An extraordinary scene is playing out in a MI courtroom this week.

Jennifer Rood Bedford, a former Michigan State volleyball player, says Nassar was jokingly referred to as “The Crotch Doc.” by her fellow teammates. She says that she was not told the name of the doctor, and was not given a copy of the report.

“I don’t have a dog in this fight, sir”, Aquilina said in court Thursday, according to NBC News. “It all started when I was 13 or 14 years old”.

Nassar requested Thursday that the testimony stop, writing, “I’m very concerned about my ability to be able to face witnesses the next four days, mentally”. The judge assured her that he would.

“Dr. Nassar was not a doctor”, 2012 Olympian McKayla Maroney said in a statement read by a prosecutor. Randall saw Nassar for back pain. The eighth woman complained to the Meridian Township Police.

101 victims total are prepared to speak, at least 51 more victims in the next two days are expected to give statements at this hearing. D-East Lansing, issued a joint statement calling for her resignation. Her daughter Lindsay is a gymnast and saw Nassar for treatment starting at age 9. She said to Nassar, “I have a question for you.Why?” “You shouldn’t be angry with yourself”, she told a 31-year-old victim, who said she was assaulted nearly 20 years ago. Not true. Under the agreements terms she could not speak in court unless subpoenaed. She said, “today I am here for me”. In her open letter, Biles admitted to feeling apprehensive about returning to the training facility.

But it’s also clear to see that institutional silencing of voices played a factor in allowing Nassar to continue to prey on young girls. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at Michigan State University College of Law and at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The South Korean ministry said the two Koreas will consult with the International Olympic Committee this weekend. The first was House Speaker Tom Leonard, an MSU alumnus who called for her ouster in December. Schneider said Nassar’s defense attorney could seize on them if Nassar chooses to appeal his coming sentence.

Following her was Amanda Cormier who was assaulted by Nassar after her 15 birthday. She wrote that she is forever scarred and that Nassar had “darkened my greatest passion in life – gymnastics”.

Nassar offered an apology last November. Moore has a doctorate yet says she still doesn’t feel worthy of her accomplishments. “What I can tell you is what I knew, straight up”.

Statements during this week’s sentencing hearing are likely to not only address Nassar, but also USA Gymnastic and Michigan State University, two of Nassar’s former employers, which several gymnasts have accused of enabling Nassar’s crimes.

We asked an MSU spokesman why President Simon changed her mind and chose to attend this afternoon’s court proceedings.

The current reconciliation mood began after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year’s speech that he was willing to send a delegation to the games. She brought Nassar to tears.

The fine, which would be issued if Maroney “violated” her NDA and spoke about abuse at the hands of Nassar – which she now has – would total USD$100,000 if he chose to sue her for it.

The facility was created more than 30 years ago by legendary gymnastics coaches Bela and Marta Karolyi after they defected from Romania. And so in 2009, she took her own life.

That personalized, intimate response to Cormier was representative of Aquilina’s unique approach in these court hearings as part of Nassar’s sentencing.