Larry Nassar is an American convicted serial child molester and former sports medicine physician.
He was famous for his techniques in curing young girls who had injuries in gymnastics.
However, his entire life’s work came into question after more than 300 women accused him of molesting them while they were underage.
Read on to explore Larry Nassar Biography, Net Worth, Wife, Children, scandal, criminal charges and more.
Who is Larry Nassar?
Larry Nassar is a former doctor and athletic trainer who has been convicted of sexual assault and possession of child pornography. Hundreds of women and girls, from Olympic gymnasts to the daughter of family friends, have accused him of s3xual abuse.
His crimes include abusing patients under the guise of performing medical treatments. Following a 2016 report by the Indianapolis Star that contained two women’s accounts of being assaulted by Nassar, more victims came forward.
Though prior investigations into Nassar’s actions had been dropped, this time he was charged and convicted. Before he was sentenced in January 2018 following a guilty plea to several s£xual assault charges, more than 150 women and girls delivered victim-impact statements in court. This testimony, which went on for seven days, was seen as a milestone in the #MeToo movement.
Larry Nassar Bio
Lawrence was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to a family with roots in Lebanon. His elder brother, Mike, suggested that Nassar should work as a student trainer for women gymnastics at North Farmington High School when he was just 15.
He proceeded to graduate from that same school in 1981, earning a varsity high school letter in women’s artistic gymnastics. After that, Larry proceeded to study kinesiology at the University of Michigan. He graduated in 1985 after doing work for the university’s football and track and field programs.
Career in gymnastics and medicine
In 1986, after graduating from university, he joined the USA Gymnastics national team medical staff as an athletic trainer. In the late 80’s, he also worked as a trainer at Wayne State University while pursuing a masters degree.
He, however, left and joined Michigan State University after getting an acceptance letter. He graduated from MSU in 1993 with an osteopathic medical degree and joined St.Lawrence Hospital for his residency.
In 1996, he joined Holt Highschool as a team doctor and was appointed as the medical coordinator for USA gymnastics. He accompanied the gymnastics teams to the Olympic games.
In 1997, he became an assistant professor and team physician at Michigan State University, and he was making upwards of $100,000.
Since 1988, he worked with the Gedderts at Twistars USA gymnastics club, and in 1997, one of the parents of the gymnasts raised concerns about Nassar’s conduct with his daughter, but it was never reported to the police.
Larry Nassar scandal
Larry was very renowned for his healing of athletes with all types of injuries and worked with the most elite competitors at 4 Olympic games. He was well admired and trusted as he built his reputation as one of the best gymnastics physicians in the world.
Not only was he known worldwide for his skills as a doctor, but he was involved as a leader in his community. Larry Nassar’s religion is catholic, and he taught Sunday school at the local church in Michigan. He also founded a charity to introduce children with disabilities to gymnastics. So, where did it all go wrong?
End of a career
In September 2016, Rachel Denhollander, 32, accused Nassar of s3xually assaulting her in 2000 when she was only 15 years old and getting checked for pain in her lower back.
Surprisingly, this was not the first time he was accused of sexual assault; all accusations prior to this were swept under the rug. However, the rise of the #MeToo movement and women standing together against predatory men in power is what eventually brought Larry Nassar’s career to an end and was the start of one of the largest sports scandals worldwide.
Day in court
Rachel’s accusations gained momentum, and so many of the girls and women who had suffered his abuse spoke up. From the brave victims who spoke out, it was determined that one of the earliest abuses that was reported was in 1992. Another shocking discovery was the s3xual abuse of a 6-year-old daughter of a family friend back in 1998. Since that time, Larry Nassar has abused more than 300 girls.
Nassar frequently molested young girls when their parents were in the room by using a draped towel or a practice positioning to conceal where he was placing his fingers. The girls were young and did not know that he was being inappropriate.
The police also uncovered that Larry Nassar owned child pornography from 2003 until his day in court in 2016, adding more incriminating evidence to the case against him. His prison sentence is so long that the judge reading the verdict said that she is signing his death warrant (because it is unlikely that he will leave prison alive). His two sentences from different counties are 40 – 175 years and 40 – 125 years.
Larry Nassar net worth
He had a networth of $1 million before his incarceration.
Larry Nassar Wife and Children
On October 19, 1996, Nassar wed Stefanie Lynn Anderson, a fellow athletic trainer. The couple had three children: girls in 2001 and 2004, and a boy in 2006.
One of Nassar’s daughters is autistic. He set up the Gymnastics Doctor Autism Foundation to support gymnastics programs for autistic children and other kids with special needs.
Nassar’s wife divorced him after his history of serial abuse became public.
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