Nassar’s attorneys said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks by a judge.
Detroit — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks by a judge who called him a “monster” who would “wither” in prison like the wicked witch in “The Wizard of Oz.”
“I just signed your death warrant”, Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said of Nassar’s 40-year sentence. The state Supreme Court said Nassar’s appeal was a “close question” and that it had “concerns” over the judge’s conduct. But the court also noted that Aquilina, despite her provocative comments, stuck to the sentencing agreement worked out by lawyers in the case.
