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July
DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MOLESTING U.S. GYMNASTS TO PLEAD GUILTY TO OTHER CHARGES
A plea deal could mean a doctor at the heart of a sexual abuse scandal involving more than 100girls and women, including top American gymnasts, won’t face federal criminal charges inthose cases.
Dr. Larry Nassar, a former team doctor for USA Gymnastics, signed the agreement June 23.He’s scheduled to change his plea from not guilty to guilty on Tuesday morning in a GrandRapids, Mich., federal court.
According to the agreement, Nassar will plead guilty to three counts relating to childpornography. The document states that between 2003 and 2016, Nassar knowingly possessed thousandsof