Dec 03, 2021 · Above, former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to Smith, his attorney, in court on November 22, 2017, in Lansing, Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP
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In 2018, Shannon Smith appeared in court as the defense attorney for notorious sexual predator Larry Nassar, when he was charged with sexually assaulting nine women. He was convicted of the crimes and sentenced to 175 years in Ingham County, followed by 125 years in Eaton County.
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Lawrence Gerard Nassar (born August 16, 1963) is an American convicted sex offender.
Nassar was arrested on December 16, 2016 after the FBI found more than 37,000 images of child pornography and a video of Nassar allegedly molesting underage girls. He was denied bail and was ordered to remain in federal prison. On April 6, 2017, his medical license was revoked for three years.
The crimes allegedly began when the victim was six years old. He was charged with 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with minors: fifteen in Ingham County and seven in neighboring Eaton County. The allegations asserted that Nassar had molested seven girls under the guise that he was providing legitimate medical treatment, both at his home and at a clinic on the MSU campus. Bail was set at $1 million, and Nassar was released from jail the same day after posting bond. He was arraigned on December 8, 2016, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges. He remained free on bail until his December 16 arrest on federal charges.
For eighteen years he was the team doctor for the United States women's national gymnastics team, which gave him access to hundreds of girls and young women whom he sexually abused. He is also a former osteopathic physician, and former professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
On January 24, 2018, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of Ingham County sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison for the sexual assault of minors to which he pleaded on November 22. Aquilina allowed Nassar's accusers to present extended victim impact statements and dismissed objections raised to this ruling by Nassar.
He completed his residency training in family practice at St. Lawrence Hospital before completing a fellowship in sports medicine in 1997.
MSU agreed to pay $500 million to 332 alleged victims of Nassar, settling lawsuits filed by the victims. This was the largest amount of money in history settled by a university for a sexual abuse case. On Christmas Eve 2019, Schuette's successor Dana Nessel announced that she was suspending the investigation.
Denhollander said Nassar sexually assaulted her when she was a 15-year-old gymnast and sought treatment from him for lower back pain.
On December 12, 2018, Denhollander was announced as the winner of Sports Illustrated 's Inspiration of the Year Award.
In 2006, Denhollander met her husband, Jacob. They have four children together: Jonathan, Annaliese, Ellianna and Elora. Elora was given the middle name of Renee to honor Michigan State University Det. Lt. Andrea Renee Munford, "who fought for us and made redeeming so much evil, possible."
Denhollander was born on December 8, 1984, in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Paul and Camille Moxon. She was homeschooled and practiced gymnastics at a local club. In 2004, she coached gymnastics. She began law school at Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy when she was 19.
While some gymnasts have said they complained in the 1990s about Nassar's behavior, it was not until 2015 that USA Gymnastics took action against him. The organization cut ties with him "after learning of athlete concerns." In September 2016, The Indianapolis Star reported that Rachael Denhollanderand another former gymnast had accused Nassar of sexual abuse. He was fired by Michigan State on September 20 after having been reassigned from clinical and teaching duties …
Nassar was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to a family of Lebanese background. He began working as a student athletic trainer for the women's gymnastics team at North Farmington High School at age 15 in 1978 on the recommendation of his older brother Mike, who was an athletic trainer at the school. Nassar graduated from North Farmington High School in 1981. He studied kinesiology at the University of Michigan, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1985. Dur…
In 1993, Nassar graduated as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency training in family practice at St. Lawrence Hospital before completing a fellowship in sports medicine in 1997.
He began working as an assistant professor at MSU's Department of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Human Medicine in 1997, where he earned $100,000 a year (equivale…
Nassar began working as an athletic trainer for the USA Gymnastics national team in 1986. In 1988, Nassar began working with John Geddert at Twistars, a gymnastics training club. He began working as a team doctor at Holt High School in 1996. He served as the national medical coordinator for USA Gymnastics from 1996 until 2014.
More than 150 federal and state lawsuits have since been filed against Nassar, Michigan State University, the US Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics, and the Twistars Gymnastics Club. The entire 18 member board of USA Gymnastics, including Steve Penny, tendered their resignations. Michigan State University (MSU) President Lou Anna Simon and MSU Director of Athletics Mark Hollis have both resigned, and other MSU officials are also under scrutiny.