A former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor accused of molesting girls, including Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, at his home and a campus clinic is expected to change his not-guilty pleas to close criminal cases in two counties.
Online court records show change-of-plea hearings for 54-year-old Dr. Larry Nassar are set for November 22 and November 29 — a week before jury selection was to begin in one Michigan county.
Dr. Larry Nassar in court (YouTube screenshot)
Nassar previously pleaded guilty in federal court in a separate child pornography case. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in the porn case in December.
A message seeking comment was left Wednesday for one of Nassar’s defense attorneys. A spokeswoman for the state Attorney General Bill Schuette declined comment, citing a gag order.
Nassar also has been sued by more than 125 women alleging abuse.
Six-time Olympic medalist Raisman said that she was sexually abused by Nassar, who worked as the women’s gymnastics national team doctor for decades.
Silver medalist Aly Raisman celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Women’s Floor on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 16, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images via JTA)
Raisman, who is Jewish and is one of the most accomplished gymnasts in US history, made the allegation in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, as well as in her new book, Fierce.
She is the second member of the gold medal-winning 2012 Olympic women’s team to accuse Nassar of abuse.
— Agencies
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