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Larry Nassar gets 175 years.....

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The Ex Olympic GYmnastics doctor will spend the rest of his life in prison aftter multiple convictions of sexual harassment


https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/nassar-sentencing-latest/index.html

I gotta love the judges reading his phony letter or regret, then tossing it.

Next step: a full investigation of how US Gymanstic team officials covered up for the bastard;would not mind them behind bars either.
 
175 for harassment? I don't know anything about this case but that sounds a bit much.

Unless his actions were particularily vile and egregious.
 
Belz... said:
175 for harassment? I don't know anything about this case but that sounds a bit much.

Unless his actions were particularily vile and egregious.
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He sexually assaulted more than 150 women and girls.

His actions were especially egregious just by number of assaults.
 
Belz... said:
175 for harassment? I don't know anything about this case but that sounds a bit much.
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It might be wise to find "anything" out before commenting.

ETA: Admittedly, it might also have been wise for the OP to read at least two lines of his own link before attempting a summary.
 
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dudalb said:
The Ex Olympic GYmnastics doctor will spend the rest of his life in prison aftter multiple convictions of sexual harassment


https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/nassar-sentencing-latest/index.html

I gotta love the judges reading his phony letter or regret, then tossing it.

Next step: a full investigation of how US Gymnastic team officials covered up for the bastard;would not mind them behind bars either.
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160 accusers!

I gather the sentence was 40 to 175 years (with 40 being a mandated low end of the range) in jail. He is 54 years old, so unfortunately if he is long-lived or released early for good behavior he has some chance of seeing the outside as an old man. Too bad- I would have preferred that he have no hope of ever being released.

I wonder if his whiny letter only increased his sentence? What a pathetic evil creep!

I just noticed that he already plead guilty to possession of child pornography with a sentence of 60 years- I hope the sentences run sequentially.

And yes, let's start with a full investigation of how US Gymnastic team officials ever permitted this to occur. Given what we have learned of various Olympics committees, it appears that "amateur" sports as a whole has frequently attracted particularly sleazy officials into their supervising organizations.
 
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I should have used the term abuse instead of harassment. In fact, some of it, when you read the details, was borderline rape.
But my main point is that this can't stop here. Those in the Olympic comitee who covered up for him need to be brough to justice as accessories. There needs to be a through investigation into the US Gymnastics committee complicity in this.
 
Belz... said:
Ah, see, that's "better". The OP talked about harassment.



I clicked on the link and got nothing, so I asked here instead of looking further. I figured it would be a discussion insteaf of a put down. I was wrong.
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You have not heard about the Nassar case before?

It has been getting a lot of coverage in the media.
 
I am absolutely sure that if a judge in the UK spoke to a defendant the way this one did to Nassar that there would be a successful appeal and a re-trial. For example: Judge Aquilina said. "I wouldn’t send my dogs to you, sir" and "I just signed your death warrant."

I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
 
Giordano said:
160 accusers!

I gather the sentence was 40 to 175 years (with 40 being a mandated low end of the range) in jail. He is 54 years old, so unfortunately if he is long-lived or released early for good behavior he has some chance of seeing the outside as an old man. Too bad- I would have preferred that he have no hope of ever being released.

I wonder if his whiny letter only increased his sentence? What a pathetic evil creep!

I just noticed that he already plead guilty to possession of child pornography with a sentence of 60 years- I hope the sentences run sequentially.

And yes, let's start with a full investigation of how US Gymnastic team officials ever permitted this to occur. Given what we have learned of various Olympics committees, it appears that "amateur" sports as a whole has frequently attracted particularly sleazy officials into their supervising organizations.
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The Judge;s "I would not send my dogs to you" statement is just classic.
 
MikeG said:
I am absolutely sure that if a judge in the UK spoke to a defendant the way this one did to Nassar that there would be a successful appeal and a re-trial. For example: Judge Aquilina said. "I wouldn’t send my dogs to you, sir" and "I just signed your death warrant."

I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
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I could not disagree more. he derserved the tongue lashing he got from the judge.
If the judge would have spoken this way during a trial, yes it would be wrong. But his was the sentencing
I will save my sympathy for the guy's victims, thank you.
 
MikeG said:
I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
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Life without the possibility of parole is not an available sentence for rape in the US. However, consecutive sentences can be assigned for multiple crimes adding up to an amount of prison time that would prevent the possibility of parole.

As for the judge's comments, they can't be the subject of an appeal since Nassar pleaded guilty and the sentence is a lawful one.
 
MikeG said:
I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
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The maximum sentences are tied (by law) to the crime committed. For the crime of "sexual assault" (or whatever specific thing he was prosecuted for), "Life without Parole" was probably not a legal option for the judge to apply.

However, since he was convicted on multiple counts of the same crime, the judge can (and did) add up the individual sentences to get the same effect.
 
dudalb said:
I could not disagree more. he derserved the tongue lashing he got from the judge.
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I tend to think that the sentence was the bit that he deserved. The kind of theatrics engaged in by the judge are beneath the majesty of the law, IMHO.
 
MikeG said:
I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
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People don't get sentenced that way because we like large numbers. No crime has a longer prison term than "Life". But the prison time for multiple crimes can either be served concurrently, or consecutively. When you see numbers like this it means that the person has been given consecutive sentences for multiple crimes that just happen to add up to well over the human lifetime.

In other words, he wasn't sentenced to 175 years in prison. His sentences were simply made consecutive, so they happen to add up that way.

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For anyone interested he was charged with 26 separate crimes: 15 charges of 1st degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, 5 charges of 3rd degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, and 6 charges that were dismissed.

The maximum the judge could have given him was 15 consecutive life sentences + 75 consecutive years. Let's ignore the sentence contribution from the 3rd degree charges. Let's say she had given him 15 consecutive life sentences. In Michigan a life sentence with the possibility of parole like this is up for review after 15 years. So he gets paroled on his first life sentence after 15 years. Now he has to start his second life sentence.....etc...... If he were given the maximum penalty he couldn't even potentially be free for 225 years.

So he got off easy ;)
 
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MikeG said:
I am absolutely sure that if a judge in the UK spoke to a defendant the way this one did to Nassar that there would be a successful appeal and a re-trial. For example: Judge Aquilina said. "I wouldn’t send my dogs to you, sir" and "I just signed your death warrant."

I also think it utterly ridiculous to sentence people to terms of imprisonment longer than any human has ever lived. Wouldn't "rest of your natural life" do?
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Yea what a meanie dirty poo. She should never have said all those bad things to that nice man.
 
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