Nassar pleads guilty to all counts in child porn case; could face 22-27 years in prison

Updated on July 11, 2017 at 12:22 PM Posted on July 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM

BY JULIE MACK

Larry Nassar, the former Michigan State University sports doctor accused of sexual abuse, says he obtained "thousands of images and videos" of child pornography over a 13-year period and then paid a vendor to delete all material on his computer to evade investigators.

The acknowledgement came in a written plea agreement read aloud this morning in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, where Nassar pled guilty to receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography and destruction and concealment of records.

Nassar, who has been in custody since December, could get 22 to 27 years in prison based on sentencing guidelines and tentative scoring of the case, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Lewis.

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The plea agreement says that in exchange for Nassar's guilty plea, the FBI will drop its investigation into conduct that allegedly occurred in his swimming pool during the summer 2015 involving two minor children and allegations of sexual abuse that occurred during interstate and international travel between 2006 and 2012 involving two other girls.

The interstate and international traveled involved Nassar's work with top U.S. gymnasts while he was team doctor and chief medical director for USA Gymnastics, the organization that oversees the sports in the U.S.

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