Meet Rosemarie Aquilina – The judge being hailed as the quiet hero of the Larry Nassar sex abuse trial

The attitude of Rosemarie Aquilina, the judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former gymnastics Larry Nassar, has been very simple: if the women Nassar hurt and whose lives he wrecked wanted their day in court to confront him, then they should have the opportunity. As a result, over the best part of a week, around 150 girls and young women have taken the witness stand in Ms Aquilina’s Michigan court room, turned to Nassar and allowed the agony to pour out. For every victim and survivor, Ms Aquilina has been there with words of encouragement and support.

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