Larry Nassar, the former US gymnastics team doctor serving decades in prison for sexual abuse, resurfaced in public attention after a disturbing letter linked to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein appeared in newly released government documents.The letter appears to have been written by Epstein and addressed to Nassar. It is included in the latest batch of Epstein-related files released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). It was reportedly postmarked on August 13, 2019, three days after Epstein was found dead in his cell in New York.Nassar is a former sports doctor who worked with the US Olympic gymnastics team and Michigan State University. He is currently serving a 60-year federal prison sentence for possession of child sexual abuse images. In addition, he received a state sentence of 40 to 175 years in Michigan in 2018 after pleading guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct.More than 150 women testified during sentencing hearings that Nassar sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment. Those victims included Olympic gold medallists Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney.The letter attributed to Epstein was first reported in 2023 by the Associated Press after being found among more than 4,000 pages of Bureau of Prisons records. It was discovered weeks after Epstein’s death in a jail mail room, returned from a prison in Arizona and marked “no longer at this address”.In an email included in the documents, an investigator wrote: “It appeared he mailed it out and it was returned back to him. I am not sure if I should open it or should we hand it over to anyone?”The letter itself contains shocking language. “As you will know by now, I have taken the ‘short route’ home,” it reads. “Good luck! We shared one thing … our love & caring for young ladies and the hope they reach their full potential.”It goes on to say: “Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to ‘grab snatch’, whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system.”The letter is signed: “Life is unfair. Yours, J. Epstein.”Donald Trump, who was president at the time, has repeatedly denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes or any wrongdoing. The Department of Justice said the document release included “untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump” and stressed that the claims were “unfounded and false”.It remains unclear whether Epstein and Nassar ever had a direct relationship. The document’s release comes as speculation continues around Epstein’s death, which was ruled a suicide, a conclusion disputed by his brother, Mark Epstein.
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