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Father of Molested Girls Attempted to Attack Larry Nassar in Court

HeadlineFeb 05, 2018

Meanwhile, on Friday, chaos broke out inside the courtroom during a sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar. Randall Margraves, a father of three daughters who were molested by Nassar, attempted to lunge at the doctor in the courtroom.

Randall Margraves: “I would ask you to, as part of the sentencing, to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon.”

Judge Janice Cunningham: I have a feeling”—

Margraves: “Would you do that?”

Judge Cunningham: “That is not how our”—

Margraves: “Yes or no?”

Judge Cunningham: “No, sir, I can’t do that.”

Margraves: “Would you give me one minute?”

Judge Cunningham: “You know that I can’t do that. That’s not how our legal system”—

Margraves: “Well, I’m going to have to do something.”

Randall Margraves then lunged at the doctor, was handcuffed and removed from the courtroom. But he was later released without charge.

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