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1 victim still paying as sentencing nears end for doctor who assaulted gymnasts

FILE- In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo, former gymnast Marta Stern speaks during the fifth day of victim impact statements against Larry Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing, Mich. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)

LANSING, Mich. — A sentencing hearing for a former sports doctor who sexually assaulted young gymnasts may be nearing the end.

Larry Nassar is due back in a Lansing, Michigan, courtroom Tuesday. More than 120 girls and women, including former Olympic gold medalists, have confronted him or had statements read on their behalf over five emotional days of sentencing.

Among them was 15-year-old Emma Ann Miller. She says she was assaulted by Nassar in 2015, a week before he was fired from Michigan State.

She told the judge her family is still getting billed for those sessions, and shared some strong words with Nassar.

"Don't get too excited Larry. You''ll probably never talk to women again, except for one holding a gun, a Taser and a billy club, which is a good thing," Miller said.

At least 20 more victims want to speak.

Nassar already has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes. Under a plea deal, he will get a minimum of 25 to 40 years for digitally penetrating girls under the guise of medical treatment between 1998 and 2015.

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