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Ex-MSU Gymnastics Coach Kathie Klages Gets 90-Day Sentence in Larry Nassar-Related Case

A Michigan judge sentenced former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages to 90 days in jail and 18 months probation for lying to police.

Klages was convicted in February of a felony and a misdemeanor for lying to police during a 2018 investigation into former team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse on MSU's campus. The misdemeanor carried up to a two-year prison sentence, while the felony carried up to a four-year prison sentence.

Ingham County Circuit Judge Joyce Draganchuk's decision came after she heard victim impact statements Tuesday from two women who said they told Klages about Nassar's abuse in 1997.