'I just signed your death warrant,' said Judge Rosemarie Aquilinia as she handed down her punishment.
Prior to that, the pedophile doctor addressed his victims in a brief statement, choosing to turn and face the women as he made his remarks.
'Your words these past several days, your words, have had a significant emotional effect on myself and has shaken me to my core,' he mumbled through tears.
'I also realize what I'm feeling pales in comparison.'
He then added: 'I will carry you words with me for the rest of my days.'
Those tearful words were revealed to be completely hollow however by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who proved that point by reading from the letter that Nassar submitted to the court last week.
'What I did in the state cases was medical, not sexual, but because of the [federal porn conviction] I lost all credibility,' read Judge Aquilina from the letter.
'So I'm trying to avoid a trial to save the stress to my community, my family. But look what's happening. It's wrong.'
He then wrote about his victims in words that were a far cry from the statement he had made moments earlier in court.
'I was a good doctor, because my treatments worked and those patients that are now speaking out were the same ones that praised and came back over and over,' wrote Nassar.
'The media convinced them that it was wrong and bad.'
Nassar then drew gasps from the crowd as he declared: 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.'
Those gasps quickly turned to laughter however when Judge Aquilina read a subsequent line in Nassar's letter in which he painted himself to be a martyr.
'I was so manipulated by the Attorney General and now Aquilina, and all I wanted was to minimize stress to everyone,' wrote Nassar.
There were few laughs however when he made his next point in the letter, with Judge Aquilina reading: 'Now [the victims] are seeking the media attention and financial reward.'
Judge Aquilina had reached her breaking point by then, and reminded Nassar of his plea agreement.
'Would you like to withdraw your guilty plea?' she asked the doctor.
When Nassar declined she quickly pushed back however, not wanting to let this point rest after 156 victims had shared statements with the court.
'Because you are guilty, correct?' asked Aquilina.
Nassar then responded by mumbling: 'I've said my plea.'
Given his uncooperative state, Judge Aquilina decided at that point to speak for Nassar.
"You, sir, decided on a plea because there was no medical treatment. You did this for your own pleasure,' she told the defendant, who was flanked by his shellshocked defense attorneys.
'This letter tells me you have still not owned what it is that you did. That you still think you're right, a doctor.'
Judge Aquilina then declared: 'I wouldn't send my dogs to you, sir.'
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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