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.
