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Team USA gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to possessing child pornography as elite athlete files lawsuit over sex assault allegations

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;808080&semi;"><em><strong>&&num;8216&semi;Pedophile sports doctor &&num;8216&semi;fesses up&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Team USA gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to possessing child pornography as elite athlete files lawsuit over sex assault allegations<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Dr&period; Larry Nassar&comma; 53&comma; has admitted possession of child pornography<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>He was ordered to stand trial by a judge on the sex assault charges last week<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>The plea comes after six athletes who sought treatment for injuries with him as minors accused him of assault <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>A 16-year-old unidentified gymnast testified that Nassar molested her during an examination when she was only 11 <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;">She said she thought he was going to massage her heel but he inserted his fingers into her vagina <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;">Nearly 100 people&comma; most anonymous&comma; have also filed various lawsuits against h<strong>im<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209551" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;larry-nassar-10&period;png" alt&equals;"Larry Nassar 10" width&equals;"692" height&equals;"523" &sol;>He had to give it up&colon; Michigan sports doctor Larry Nassar &lpar;left and right&rpar; has reportedly signed plea deal after admitting sexually abusing young girls<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>A Team USA gymnastics doctor has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography&comma; and trying to hide the evidence&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Dr&period; Larry Nassar&comma; 53&comma; today made the admission in court&comma; but still faces three sexual assault cases&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He is accused of molesting young girls who he was treating for injuries&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The doctor also faces a string of lawsuits filed by alleged victims&period;Last week&comma; an Ingham County judge ordered Nassar to stand trial on the sex assault charges&comma; while he separately faces child pornography charges in federal court&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Nassar and Michigan State are also being sued by dozens of women and girls&comma; while a motion filed Friday in federal court seeks to add 23 more plaintiffs&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics is a defendant in some of the lawsuits&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Today <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;gymnastics-abuse-scandal-elite-athlete-s-kin-sue-olympic-committee-n781491" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">NBC<&sol;a> reported that an unnamed gymnast has filed a suit against the shamed doctor&comma; employing renowned attorney Gloria Allred&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;23&sol;alleged-serial-predator-former-michigan-state-univ-and-usa-gymnastics-doctor-larry-nassar-to-stand-trial-for-assaulting-more-than-60-young-women-and-girls&sol;" rel&equals;"bookmark">Former Michigan State Univ&period; and USA Gymnastics doctor&comma; Larry Nassar&comma; to stand trial for assaulting more than 60 young women and girls<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-199880" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;larry-nassar4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Larry Nassar4" width&equals;"682" height&equals;"509" &sol;>A pensive Larry Nassar during his preliminary hearing on sexual assault charges on Friday in Michigan<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;dr-larry-nasser1&period;png&quest;w&equals;875&amp&semi;h&equals;521" alt&equals;"Dr larry Nasser1&period;png" &sol;><strong>Larry Nassar was the team doctor for four sets of U&period;S&period; Olympic gymnasts&period; He just pled guilty to child molestation in relation to his handling of the young female athletes<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>A plea bargain means that Nassar will not be prosecuted on charges of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of children&comma; <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;clickondetroit&period;com&sol;news&sol;dr-larry-nassar-pleads-guilty-to-child-pornography-charges" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Click on Detroit<&sol;a> reports&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He could face up to 20 years in prison after admitting possession of child pornography between 2003 and 2016&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One of his victims had described the sexual abuse she suffered aged 11 at the hands of Nassar&comma; during a 2012 appointment for a heel injury&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She told the court&comma; at an earlier hearing&comma; how the Michigan sports doctor has asked her father to leave the room before he penetrated her with his fingers&period; At the time&comma; she hadn&&num;8217&semi;t said anything because she was embarrassed and thought it might be a legitimate procedure&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I remember lots of pain&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the 16-year-old&comma; identified as victim A&comma; told a judge&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-116636" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;larry-nassar3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"larry-nassar3" width&equals;"736" height&equals;"553" &sol;>Nassar&comma; 53&comma; is &lbrack;photo&rsqb; is charged with multiple counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct after six athletes who sought treatment for injuries with him as minors accused him of assault<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The case involves seven women or girls&comma; although dozens of others have also accused him of sexually assaulting them and are suing him in federal court&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Nassar was a doctor at Michigan State University and at USA Gymnastics&comma; which trains Olympians and other elite athletes&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s accused of molesting the women and girls with his hands but denies wrongdoing&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The 16-year-old&comma; who was abused while seeking treatment for an injured heel&comma; described the doctor as being &&num;8216&semi;quite sweaty&&num;8217&semi; during the alleged assault and &&num;8216&semi;into it&&num;8217&semi; but did not have an erection&comma; according to <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mlive&period;com&sol;news&sol;index&period;ssf&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;teen&lowbar;says&lowbar;ex-msu&lowbar;dr&lowbar;larry&lowbar;nass&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">MLive<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She said he also touched her labia majora&comma; clitoris and the inside of her vagina while rubbing the thigh of the leg that had a painful heel&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She said she came forward after reading other gymnasts&&num;8217&semi; accounts last year in an Indianapolis Star story about Nassar&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Everything in my mind clicked&comma; and everything crystallized&comma; of him abusing girls&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she told the outlet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209559" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;larissa-boyce-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Larissa Boyce 2&period;png" width&equals;"684" height&equals;"413" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">Olympian Larissa Boyce &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; now 36&comma; revealed how she was one of the first to accuse Team USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse when she was 16 years old &lpar;left&rpar;&comma; but she was ignored for decades before dozens of other victims came forward&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Everyone thought I was a liar&&num;8217&semi; she said Dantzscher was first seen by Nassar at age 13 after she earned a spot on the US junior national team in 1995 but complained of back pain<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The subsequent months have been tough&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;There have been lots of nights where I just cried and cried&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Another 16-year-old girl had testified on May 12 that she went to Nassar to help her back&comma; but she said he never indicated that he would be touching her private areas with ungloved hands&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Another alleged victim&comma; 18&comma; said that while the doctor went inside of her vagina with his fingers he peppered her with questions such as &&num;8216&semi;Does this feel better&quest; Does this take your pain away&quest;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She also said he opened her rectum with tape but didn&&num;8217&semi;t touch it&comma; and told her he did this for all the Olympians&period; She said she&&num;8217&semi;s having a hard time concentrating on her senior year in high school because of the trauma&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitLeft">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209566" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;jessica-howard-right-and-jeanette-antolin-2&period;png" alt&equals;" Jessica Howard &lpar;right&rpar; and Jeanette Antolin 2&period;png" width&equals;"693" height&equals;"394" &sol;> <&sol;strong><strong>US team gymnast Jeanette Antolin &lbrack;left&rsqb; and former US national rhythmic gymnastics champion Jessica Howard &lbrack;right&rsqb; have joined forces with Olympic gymnast Jamie Dantzscher&comma; to bring Nassar&comma; who abused all three during their competition days&comma; to justice<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8216&semi;This has taken over and has been on my mind all the time&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s like I can&&num;8217&semi;t get away&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she testified&period; Howard&comma; who was the national rhythmic gymnasts champion from 1999 through 2001&comma; said she had a severe hip problem when she was 15 and started being treated by Nassar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Nassar is facing four separate criminal cases&comma; including one alleging he had child pornography&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;22&sol;fbi-catch-former-usa-gymnastics-and-michigan-state-university-doctor-larry-nassar-with-huge-cache-of-child-rape-videos-photos&sol;" rel&equals;"bookmark">FBI catch former USA gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar&comma; with huge cache of child rape videos&comma; photos<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Three former Team USA gymnasts&comma; including an Olympic medalist&comma; previously detailed claims of sexual abuse allegedly at the hands of the same doctor&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sydney Olympics bronze medalist Jamie Dantzscher&comma; US national rhythmic gymnastics champion Jessica Howard and US team gymnast Jeanette Antolin revealed the allegations of abuse by Dr Larry Nassar on <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cbsnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;former-team-usa-gymnasts-describe-doctors-alleged-sexual-abuse&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">60 Minutes<&sol;a> in February&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He would put his fingers inside of me and move my leg around&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Dantzscher told the program&period; &&num;8216&semi;He would tell me I was going to feel a pop and that that would put my hips back and help my back pain&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It happened all the way to the Olympics in Sydney&comma; until I was 18&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;06&sol;former-team-usa-gymnasts-describe-doctors-alleged-sexual-abuse&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;620" alt&equals;"Former Team USA gymnasts describe doctor's alleged sexual abuse&period;jpg" width&equals;"709" height&equals;"373" &sol;>The trio of former Team USA gymnasts&comma; from left&colon; Jamie Dantzscher&comma; Jessica Howard and Jeanette Antolin discuss abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Dantzscher filed a lawsuit against Nassar in California last September as &&num;8216&semi;Jane Doe&&num;8217&semi;&comma; but gave up her anonymity for the 60 Minutes interview&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Howard&comma; who was the national rhythmic gymnasts champion from 1999 through 2001&comma; said she had a severe hip problem when she was 15 and USA Gymnastics suggested she go to a camp called Karolyi Ranch to work with Nassar&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;He started massaging me&period; And he had asked me not to wear any underwear&period; And then he just continued to go into more and more intimate places&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209573" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;jamie-dantzscher-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Jamie Dantzscher 2&period;png" width&equals;"694" height&equals;"462" &sol;>Dantzscher was first seen by Nassar at age 13 after she earned a spot on the US junior national team in 1995&comma; after she complained of back pain<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209583" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;jessica-howard-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Jessica Howard 2" width&equals;"857" height&equals;"541" &sol;>Jessica Howard&comma; who was the national rhythmic gymnasts champion from 1999 through 2001&comma; said she had a severe hip problem when she was 15 and started being treated by Nassar <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8216&semi;I remember thinking something was off but I didn&&num;8217&semi;t feel like I was able to say anything because he was&comma; you know&comma; this very high-profile doctor&period; And I was very lucky to be at the ranch working with him&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Karolyi ranch near Houston&comma; Texas is an extensive training camp for Team USA gymnasts run by coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The athletes would stay in cabins for the duration of the camp&comma; which is where Nassar was on hand to treat the girls&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-209580" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;jeanette-antolin-2&period;png" alt&equals;"Jeanette Antolin 2&period;png" width&equals;"668" height&equals;"878" &sol;>Jeanette Antolin&comma; a US team member from 1995 to 2000&comma; said she only realized last year what she thought was treatment had been abuse after speaking with other gymnasts <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Nassar&comma; who treated elite US gymnasts as Olympic team physician from 1996 to 2015&comma; is accused by former athletes of inserting un-gloved fingers into their anuses and vaginas and fondling their breasts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Nassar has denied the charges&comma; saying he conducted only legitimate medical procedures&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Antolin&comma; a US team member from 1995 to 2000&comma; said she only realized last year what she thought was treatment had been abuse&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It was like a light bulb went off&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Antolin said&period; &&num;8216&semi;I trusted this man&period; Just knowing how vulnerable I was as a kid&comma; to not know something like that would be inappropriate&comma; just ruined me&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;I remember being uncomfortable because of the area&period; But in my mind&comma; I was like&colon; &&num;8220&semi;If this helps&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll do anything&&num;8221&semi;&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;California attorney John Manly is representing more than 40 women in a lawsuit against USA Gymnastics for failing to protect his clients&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He says has accused the US sports federation of falling asleep at the wheel&comma; Nassar may have abused hundreds of girls over more than two decades&comma; while spots authorities were not pay attention&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;This is somebody who is a serial predator&period; But the story here is that no one was watching to protect these girls&comma; and they &lpar;USA Gymnastics and the Karolyis&rpar; put medals and money first&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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