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Lawyer doubts Nassar assaulted all accusers

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The defense attorney for convicted sexual predator Larry Nassar said she does not believe her client was capable of sexually assaulting the number of women who have accused him of doing so in recent months.

In an interview with WWJ Newsradio Thursday morning, Shannon Smith said there is "a huge part of me that doesn't believe every one of those girls was victimized by him."

Smith clarified in a follow-up phone call with ESPN that she was not denying that he is guilty of assaulting some women, but the number who have come forward is "really extreme.