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The Psychology of Larry Nassar (2019 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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Larry Nassar's Pedophilia

Many pedophiles are legitimately nice people, but they have this compulsive attraction that is very compulsive. So anyway, they will select a victim. They'll gain access. And then you have to desensitize the child by touching them in an intimate way. This is an important part of grooming. But I think for most of his victims, he took the slow route and desensitized their bodies. He didn't just do things that they didn't want to do. Larry Nasser was actually legitimately a nice person," she says.

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