Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment. <br />Ro Aram has the details. <br /> The sentencing followed days of harrowing accounts from about 160 of Larry Nassar's victims.<br />They include some of America's top gymnasts, including gold medalists Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and many others. <br />On Wednesday, after a week-long trial, Nassar pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual assault against girls and young women.<br />The presiding judge proudly read out her ruling, saying it was her privilege. <br /><br /> "Sir, I'm giving you a 175 years which is 21-hundred months. I just signed your death warrant... I find that you don't get it. That you're a danger. You remain a danger."<br /><br />She added his actions were "precise, calculated, manipulative, devious and despicable." <br /> To add to Nassar's woes, before serving the Michigan sentence, the 54-year-old must first serve a 60-year federal sentence for child pornography crimes.<br />He is also scheduled to be sentenced next week on more assault convictions in Michigan's Eaton County.<br /> Nassar turned to the courtroom gallery to make a brief statement, saying that the victims' accounts had shaken him to his core and that "no words" could describe how sorry he was for his crimes.<br />But judge Aquilina read a letter that Nassar had written to her that raised questions about whether he was truly remorseful. <br />The courtroom gasped when she read a passage, in which Nassar accused his accusers of fabricating allegations to get money and fame and that he had been manipulated into admitting his guilt.<br />The scandal’s impact is far from over, with prominent gymnasts castigating USA Gymnastics for knowing about the abuses, but failing to act.<br /> The president of Michigan State University, where Nassar worked, is also under pressure to resign.<br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />
