Disgraced doctor Larry Nassar indicted on additional sex abuse charges
Former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who has already been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison for molesting his patients, is now additionally being charged on six counts of sexual assault in Texas, NBC News reported Friday.
His previous conviction came from Michigan, where he worked as a doctor at Michigan State University, but an ongoing investigation of a Texas training center has found more evidence of wrongdoing. Officials are scrutinizing the Karolyi Ranch, which was used by USA Gymnastics, but said that the owners of the center would not be criminally charged. One other trainer, Debbie Van Horn, was charged with one count of sexual assault, stemming from accusations from six former patients. Read more at NBC News.
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