Dr. Larry Nassar (NBC News)
Dr. Larry Nassar (NBC News)
Ex-MSU doctor, Larry Nassar, who was the USA Gymnastics physician, pleaded guilty in federal court in Grand Rapids Tuesday to having thousands of images and videos of child pornography.
Authorities had reported that they had found at least 37,000 videos and images of child pornography on hard drives located on Nassar's Holt property, including videos an FBI agent said appeared to show Nassar sexually assaulting young girls in a pool, the Lansing State Journal reports.
Specifically, he pleaded guilty to obtaining and possessing child pornography and destroying computer files to hamper the investigation.
"Dr. Nassar's position on the state cases has not changed and we intend to proceed to trial. The plea today was negotiated only to resolve the federal charges," Nassar's attorneys Matt Newburg and Shannon Smith said in a statement.
Under the plea agreement, the sentencing guidelines ranges between 22 to 27 years in prison. But the judge could go higher or lower during sentencing.
Nassar, 53, faces sexual assault charges in state court involving girls and women and a number of lawsuits.
