The Latest: Ex-gymnast says abusers thrived at Karolyi ranch
LANSING, Mich. -- The Latest on the sentencing of Michigan sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local):
1:20 p.m.
A former member of the U.S. national gymnastics team has described being sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar and given an unflattering portrayal of the Karolyi training ranch in Texas.
Mattie Larson says Nassar's fingers "always seemed to find a way" to her genitals, even when she had ankle and foot injuries. She's among the victims testifying Tuesday at Nassar's sentencing hearing in Lansing, Michigan.
Larson says the Karolyi ranch outside Huntsville, Texas, was very isolated. She called it the "perfect environment" for Nassar and abusive coaches "to thrive." USA Gymnastics last week said the ranch would no longer serve as the national training center.
More than 130 women and girls have confronted Nassar or had their statements read in court.
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10:20 a.m.
A former elite gymnast says a Michigan sports doctor assaulted her while failing for weeks to diagnose a broken leg.
Isabell Hutchins gave a victim-impact statement Tuesday, the sixth day of testimony before Larry Nassar is sentenced for molesting women and girls while he worked at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics.
Hutchins traveled two hours to Nassar's Lansing-area home to see him for leg injuries. She says she could barely walk but that Nassar never recommended an X-ray. She continued to compete in national events.
Hutchins told Nassar, "You didn't heal me. You only hurt me."
About three dozen more people want to give statements, raising the overall number to 158 since last week. Before the hearing resumed Tuesday, Nassar read a piece of paper and shook his head.
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8:35 a.m.
A sentencing hearing for a former sports doctor who sexually assaulted young gymnasts may be nearing the end.
Larry Nassar is due back in a Lansing, Michigan, courtroom Tuesday. More than 120 girls and women, including former Olympic gold medalists, have confronted him or had statements read on their behalf over five emotional days of sentencing.
At least 35 more victims want to speak.
Nassar already has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes. Under a plea deal, he will get a minimum of 25 to 40 years for digitally penetrating girls under the guise of medical treatment between 1998 and 2015.
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