Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 60 years
By Reuters
08 December 2017 |
5:46 am
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor accused of sexually assaulting gymnasts, to 60 years in prison on federal child pornography charges that grew out of a sex abuse investigation.
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