in 2016, rachel denhollander spoke to the indy star about nassar's abuse.n that article, she became the first nassar victim to publicly disclose her identity. a prosecutor said yesterday the case would never have gotten to this point if it weren't for her. >> larry sought out and took pleasure in little girls and women being sexually injured and violated because he liked it. >> the case against larry nassar began with rachel denhollander and on wednesday it ended with her too. >> how much is a little girl worth? how much is a young woman worth? >> for judge rosemarie being an aquilina. >> it is my honor and privilege to sentence you. >> nassar's victims were worth up to 17 5 years in jail. just before sentencing, nassar spoke directly to his victims. >> -- full apology to all of you -- >> reporter: but his apology did not sit well with aquilina who countered it by reading a letter nassar gave her last week. >> i was a good doctor. what i did in the state cases was medical, not sexual. hell hath no fury like a woman orned. >> reporter: day after day, one by

nassar admitted to molesting seven women under the camoflauge of medical treatment including rachel denhollandere complaint triggered nassar's downfall. >> larry sought out and took pleasure in little girls and women being sexually injured and violated because he liked it. >> reporter: in all, 156 women calling themselves an army described nassar's abuse, their angry at his employers and their long struggles to recover. >> i also want to hear you tell me that you regret all the hurting you caused. thank you. >> reporter: on top of the 60 years he's serving for child pornography, the sexual assault sentence makes certain nassar will spend the rest of his life behind bars. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> the 13 siblings who were held captive in their riverside county home will be split up. the six who are minors will be put in two foster homes. a source told cbs news the siblings specifically asked that they could stay together after being freed. the seven adult siblings will be transferred to an assisted living facility for adults due to their diminished mental capacity. >>> california cou

>> as the procession of victims came to a close, rachel denhollander called for the maximum sentence. >> so i ask how much is a little girl worth? i submit to you that these children are worth everything. >> she was the first to publicly accuse nassar of sexual abuse in a 2016 "indianapolis star" article. >> you started the tidal wave. you are the bravest person i have ever had in my courtroom. >> she says she was only 13 years old when nassar first abused her. >> you need to look at me and listen. i've only hope that when you got a chance to speak, you tell us who knew what, and when they knew it. >> nassar's abuse did not occur in a vacuum. a culture was in place where children were afraid to say no to a grownup. there were complaints were not taken seriously. as the judge said today, there need to be a massive investigation to find out how this happened. >>> the probe into russia interference in the 2016 election inching closer to the oval office a toern general jeff sessions has been questioned as has fired fbi director james comey and president trump's lawyers are gearing up for

after rachel denhollander came forward and thanks to these investigative journalists who did not relentd the 37,000 vile images uncovered, 166 impact statements in this michigan courtroom, thanks to these women about what happened under towels, in gyms for years, finally this monster is getting the justice he deserved. add it all up, 175 years in prison. and it is just a reminder, if i may, to everyone watching as the assistant district attorney so poignantly pointed out, so many victims of sexual abuse have to hide their pain when they did absolutely nothing wrong and when victims come forward and are criticized they often are perceived as liars when proven true. i don't want to be angry about these cases anymore. we have to speak up. we mustn't be nice and keep quiet all the time. we must be brave. judge rosemarie aquilina saying it was a pleasure to put him behind bars to sign his death warrant, as she put it. a powerful summation of the brave testimony we all watched live. >> this court heard from several women some decades later who were initially determined to be confused or to be

. >> reporter: victims rachel d y denhollander and kyle stephens told norah o'donnell they're not satisfied with the school's response, especially after trustee joel ferguson made what he later called an inadvertent comment about michigan state university president lou anna i'men. >> there's so many more things going on at the university than just this nassar thing. >> michigan state university is continuing the abuse. >> correct. >> how so? >> by not taking responsibility for their actions. they still have not issued an apology and lou anna simon, she stepped down, but her statement when she resigned was not apologetic. >> simon did say she was sorry that a trusted renowned physician was really such an evil, evil person. and acknowledged that as president it is only natural that i am the focus of this anger. according to her contract, she's still entitled to several perks including the option to receive her $750,000 salary for a year if she returns to the faculty. that's in addition to lifetime parking passes and football tickets. >> if the right thing was done now, 20 years ago, i should