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WASHINGTON Nike Air Max 2019 Suomi , Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- After a week-long hearing thatfeatured statements from 156 of his accusers, former US Olympicgymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 to175 years in prison for molesting young girls under the guise oftreatment.


"I just signed your death warrant," Judge Rosemarie Aquilinasaid in the Ingham County, Michigan courtroom: "You do not deserveto walk outside a prison ever again. You have done nothing tocontrol those urges and anywhere you walk, destruction will occurto those most vulnerable."


Although Nassar only admitted to seven instances of abuse in thecase, Aquilina allowed other victims to speak at his sentencing. Atotal of 156 victims have appeared in court in Lansing, Michigan,or had their statements read by others since last week, includingOlympic gold medalists such as Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney.


The last witness to speak at Nassar's sentencing hearing wasRachael Denhollander, one of the first women to publicly identifyherself as one of Nassar's young victims. She said she was sexuallyabused by the doctor when she was a 15-year-old gymnast inMichigan.


"Larry, I can call what you did evil and wicked because it was,"Denhollander said on Wednesday. "You have become a man ruled byselfish and perverted desires."


Prosecutor Angela Povilaitis called Nassar "possibly the mostprolific serial child sex abuser in history". She said the "breadthand ripple" of Nassar's sexual abuse is "nearly infinite".


Nassar also offered a short statement before the sentencing incourt, apologizing and saying that hearing seven days of victimimpact statements had shaken him to his core.


"There are no words that can describe the depth and breadth ofhow sorry I am for what has occurred," Nassar said. "An apology toall of you is impossible to write and convey. I will carry yourwords with me for the rest of my days."


Besides the seven counts of first-degree sexual assault to whichNassar pleaded guilty to last November in Ingham County, he alsofaces another three additional charges in Eaton County, where hewill be sentenced next week. Nassar has already been sentenced to60 years in prison for child pornography crimes last year.


The case also set off investigations into protection forathletes at USA Gymnastics and at Michigan State University inLansing, which also employed Nassar.


USA Gymnastics Board of Directors executive leadership --Chairman Paul Parilla, Vice Chairman Jay Binder and Treasurer BitsyKelley -- announced their resignations on Monday. Steve Penny alsoresigned as USA Gymnastics President last year. There are alsocalls that Lou Anna Simon, President of Michigan State University,should resign or be fired by the school's governing board.


The US Olympic Committee Wednesday announced an independentinvestigation intended to determine how the sexual abuse fromNassar could have gone for as long as it did.

Visitors at Tesla Motors' Beijing store. The Palo Alto, Califonia-based company expects sales to reach 20,000 cars in 2013 and to double to 40,000 in 2014. [Feng YongbinChina Daily] The Tesla Model S sedan electric car is displayed at the North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 12, 2010. [File photoImage China]

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors opened its first showroom in China over the weekend, taking pre-orders from customers at its Beijing location.


Located on the East Third Ring Road, the showroom opened its doors to the public on Saturday, displaying two Tesla Model S four-door sports cars, one black and one white.


"We have seen roaring interest since the pre-order started in late August," Ma Li, a product specialist, said. "The intended buyers can sign a pre-order contract and put down a 250,000 yuan ($40,000) deposit to add their names to the waiting list."


Information released by the company is that its planned allotment of 100 cars for the China market will quickly sell out.


Still awaiting government approval for the import and sale of Tesla electric cars, Ma told China Daily that potential customers in China may have to wait until next year for the first batch of Model S cars to arrive.


"The price tag for the various models may stand between 900,000 yuan ($146,000) and 1.2 million yuan ($195,500)," Ma said, adding that if customers are not satisfied, they can get their deposit back.


The Model S is selling in the US at prices ranging from $70,000 to $100,000.