Larry Nassar
American serial child rapist
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2024 | The lawsuit filed by Nassar's victims was settled for $138.7 million. |
2024 | The lawsuit against the FBI was settled for $138.7 million, compensating Nassar's victims for the bureau's mishandling of the initial abuse reports. |
July 9 2023 | Nassar was stabbed 10 times at USP Coleman, suffering injuries including a collapsed lung, allegedly after making inappropriate remarks while watching Wimbledon. |
April 2022 | 13 of Nassar's victims filed a lawsuit against the FBI for negligence and investigatory failures related to the sexual abuse investigation. |
September 15 2021 | Four elite American gymnasts (McKayla Maroney, Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman) testified before the U.S. Senate about the FBI's mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar, revealing how FBI agents falsified statements and failed to properly investigate the reports. |
July 2021 | Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued a report revealing that at least 70 more athletes were subjected to abuse between the initial reports to the FBI and Nassar's arrest by state authorities. |
2020 | Netflix releases the documentary 'Athlete A' based on Nassar's scandal and crimes. Michigan Court of Appeals rejects Nassar's request for a sentencing hearing and claims of judicial bias. |
2019 | HBO releases a documentary 'At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal' about Nassar's serial sexual abuse and institutional cover-ups. |
December 24 2019 | Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announces suspension of the investigation into Nassar's crimes. |
July 2018 | Nassar seeks a new sentencing hearing, claiming Judge Aquilina was unfairly biased; his request is denied by Eaton County Judge Janice Cunningham. |
July 18 2018 | Over 140 victims of Nassar's abuse receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2018 ESPY Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Sarah Klein, Aly Raisman, and Tiffany Thomas Lopez accepting the award. |
July 9 2018 | Nassar was stabbed 10 times at USP Coleman, suffering injuries including a collapsed lung, allegedly after making lewd remarks while watching Wimbledon. |
February 5 2018 | Sentenced to an additional 40 to 125 years in Michigan State Prison after pleading guilty to three additional counts of sexual assault in Eaton County. |
January 2018 | Multiple gymnasts, including Maggie Nichols and Simone Biles, publicly came forward with accounts of sexual abuse by Nassar. Jordyn Wieber made an impact statement at his court sentencing. |
January 2018 | Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette promises a full investigation into how Nassar was able to abuse young women for decades while working at the state's university. |
January 24 2018 | Sentenced to an additional 40 to 175 years in Michigan State Prison after pleading guilty to seven counts of sexual assault in Ingham County. |
January 24 2018 | Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced Nassar to 40-175 years in prison for sexual assault of minors, mandating he register as a sex offender for life. |
December 7 2017 | Sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography and evidence tampering. |
December 7 2017 | Judge Janet T. Neff sentenced Nassar to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography charges, to be followed by supervised release for life. |
November 2017 | Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman revealed on 60 Minutes that Nassar sexually abused her when she was 15 years old. |
November 29 2017 | Nassar pleaded guilty to an additional three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Eaton County. |
November 22 2017 | Nassar pleaded guilty in Ingham County Circuit Court to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with minors, admitting to molesting seven girls, three under age 13. |
October 2017 | McKayla Maroney publicly accused Nassar of molestation using the #MeToo hashtag and filed a lawsuit against him and several organizations. |
July 2017 | Nassar's wife was granted a divorce, obtaining full custody of their three children. |
July 11 2017 | Pleads guilty to possession of child pornography and tampering with evidence. |
April 6 2017 | Nassar's medical license was revoked for three years. |
February 2017 | Three former gymnasts (Jeanette Antolin, Jessica Howard, and Jamie Dantzscher) gave an interview on 60 Minutes detailing Nassar's sexual abuse. |
December 2016 | Nassar was arrested on suspicion of sex crimes in December, leading to the separation from his wife. |
December 8 2016 | Nassar was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all charges. He remained free on bail until his arrest for possession of child pornography. |
November 22 2016 | Larry Nassar was indicted on 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with minors, covering crimes from 1998 to 2005. The charges included molesting seven girls under the guise of medical treatment at his home and MSU campus clinic. |
September 20 2016 | USA Gymnastics cut ties with Nassar after learning of athlete concerns. The Indianapolis Star reported accusations by Rachael Denhollander. Michigan State University fired Nassar on the same day. |
June 17 2015 | Maggie Nichols and her coach Sarah Jantzi reported Nassar's inappropriate behavior to USA Gymnastics officials. |
2014 | Concluded his role as national medical coordinator for USA Gymnastics. |
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