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Father of abuse victims tries to attack Nassar


A bailiff and attorney move to protect Larry Nassar as Randall Margraves (left) lunges at him. Associated Press/Photo by(Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press

Father of abuse victims tries to attack Nassar

A father of three sexual abuse victims tried to attack former sports physician Larry Nassar at a sentencing hearing Friday morning in Charlotte, Mich., where Nassar faces his third and final sentencing for abusing young gymnasts. Last week, a judge sentenced him to 40 to 175 years in prison in a different abuse case. The current case deals with his work with an elite gymnastics club called Twistars. After two victims spoke at the hearing Friday morning, Randall Margraves introduced himself as their father and asked for five minutes alone with Nassar. When the judge declined, Margraves lunged at Nassar and was tackled by bailiffs. After Margraves was dragged out of court, Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis addressed the remaining families, saying, “We cannot behave like this. I understand this is a remarkable situation. But you cannot do this. This is not helping your children. This is not helping your community. This is not helping us.”


Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

@lmlangdon


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