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Nassar’s lawyers to ask Judge to disqualify herself Friday

After a marathon sentencing hearing, Larry Nassar wants a do-over. Nassar is the former Michigan State University sports doctor who sexually assaulted his patients for years.

Nassar wants to be resentenced – but first, he wants a new judge.

More than 100 victims of Nassar gave impact statements during his 7-day sentencing hearing in January. During that time, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina made supportive statements to each victim that spoke. When it came time to sentence Nassar, Aquilina told him she was sorry she couldn’t impose cruel and unusual punishment on Nassar.

Nassar’s attorneys say Aquilina decided to give Nassar the maximum sentence even before the hearing began and that she wasn’t fair and impartial.

The Attorney General’s office says Aquilina didn’t necessarily have to be impartial – instead she was allowed to use strong language and express the so-called “grievance of society.”