LANSING, Mich. -- Larry Nassar hung his head and cried periodically during seven days of impact statements from more than 150 athletes who said he sexually abused them. On Wednesday, Nassar told a courtroom that he would carry their words with him "for the rest of my days" before he was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison.
Prosecutor Angela Povilaitis had asked Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to sentence Nassar to up to 125 years -- one year for every person who had submitted a police report at the time of his guilty plea. The plea deal set sentencing guidelines at 25-40 years, which means that Nassar would has the option to back out of the agreement because Aquilina sentenced him to more than 40 years.