Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Children

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Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Children

Postby Muck FcDisney » January 24th, 2018, 1:59 pm

Cold weather is bad for the brain, people.

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The N.C.A.A. sent a letter of inquiry to Michigan State University, formally opening an investigation into how the university handled the case of Lawrence G. Nassar, the doctor who sexually assaulted scores of female athletes.

Dr. Nassar spent decades on the faculty at the university and treated its athletes, as well as members of the United States national gymnastics team.

“The N.C.A.A. has requested information from Michigan State about any potential rules violations,” Donald M. Remy, the association’s chief legal officer, said in a phone interview Tuesday evening.

N.C.A.A. bylaws require colleges to protect the health, safety and well-being of athletes. Among those who have said Dr. Nassar abused them are members of the Michigan State cross country and softball teams. Kathie Klages, the former gymnastics coach who retired last year, has been accused of seeking to cover up allegations against Dr. Nassar, who served as team physician for the university gymnastics and women’s crew programs.

In a statement late Tuesday, the association said: “The N.C.A.A. has sent a letter of inquiry to Michigan State University regarding potential N.C.A.A. rules violations related to the assaults Larry Nassar perpetrated against girls and young women, including some student-athletes at Michigan State. We will have no further comment at this time.”

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A Michigan State spokesman said Tuesday night that the university was reviewing the letter before issuing a response.

The N.C.A.A., the governing body of intercollegiate athletics, was widely criticized several years ago for its handling of a case involving Penn State University in which Jerry Sandusky, a longtime assistant football coach, sexually abused young boys. (Sandusky is serving a decades-long prison term.)

Less than a year after the Penn State scandal became public in the fall of 2011, an independent investigation commissioned by Penn State, and led by Louis J. Freeh, helped lead to N.C.A.A. sanctions, including a $60 million fine and the vacating of more than 100 wins from the lifetime record of the former head coach Joe Paterno, who died earlier that year. Several of the penalties were later rescinded, and the wins restored.

Critics contended that the N.C.A.A. had overstepped its bounds with those penalties. Emails made public because of a lawsuit two years later appeared to show N.C.A.A. officials questioning whether their institution had the authority to issue such penalties on a university, even one where several high-ranking officials later received jail time for their roles in covering up Mr. Sandusky’s abuse.

In one email, an N.C.A.A. official referred to the consent decree between the association and Penn State as a “bluff” and urged a settlement because the N.C.A.A.’s chances of proving a violation of its bylaws before a Committee on Infractions might prove difficult.

Last year, an N.C.A.A. Committee on Infractions demonstrated just how narrow those bylaws can be when it declined to penalize the University of North Carolina over a scandal in which scores of dubious classes were taken disproportionally by football and men’s basketball players. Through gritted teeth, the committee said it could not find an N.C.A.A. violation because the classes had been available to all students.

The Nassar case has drawn comparisons to the Sandusky case, raising questions about how university officials responded to warning signs about federal crimes being committed on their campus and about whether they tried to protect someone who was considered valuable to the athletics program. The Michigan State University police received a report about Dr. Nassar as early as May 2014, and on Tuesday a former rower at Michigan State said she had received no response to two separate reports of abuse by Nassar.

Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon, a former chair of what is now known as the N.C.A.A. Board of Governors, has faced calls for resignation, though the university’s board has largely supported her.

The Nassar case has been pushed further into the national spotlight over the past week as Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has allowed more than 140 women, and others connected to the case, to speak at a sentencing hearing for Dr. Nassar, who has pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes and has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison on child pornography charges. On Monday, three leading members of the board of U.S.A. Gymnastics, which also employed Dr. Nassar for years, resigned amid increasing criticism of how they responded to reports of his abuse.

Several voices ordinarily critical of the N.C.A.A. have urged the organization to stay away from the allegations against Dr. Nassar.

“We are always mindful of the voices around college athletics,” Remy said. “and we strive to do the right thing.”

At the N.C.A.A. Convention last week in Indianapolis, Mark Emmert, the association’s president, conspicuously did not mention Michigan State in his annual address, even as he alluded to the U.N.C. scandal and the under-the-table payments in men’s college basketball that federal officials revealed last fall. Emmert told members of the news media at the convention that he did not have enough information on what happened at Michigan State to comment on it in-depth.

However, in his address Emmert rebutted the notion that the N.C.A.A. should steer clear of controversy.

“We can’t dance around those things,” he said, referring to various scandals. “We can’t make excuses for it. We can’t say our process is slow.”

He added: “How do we respond? I think, first of all, by not retreating from it, not getting under our desks not hiding from it.”

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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby JdPat04 » January 26th, 2018, 4:26 am

They tried to cover it up too. They sought to end federal oversight and delayed sending the files.


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Michigan State University, under U.S. Department of Education oversight since 2014 because of its mishandling of sexual assault and gender discrimination cases, asked federal officials last fall to end their monitoring of the university because administrators had been acting in "good faith" and had "gone above and beyond" in meeting standards laid out by federal officials, according to documents obtained by Outside the Lines.

The Oct. 10 request was rejected outright by federal officials for several reasons, but in large part because of how the university has handled sexual assault allegations against former MSU athletics physician Larry Nassar. The documents obtained by Outside the Lines show:

Michigan State administrators in 2014 did not notify federal officials that the university had dual Title IX and campus police investigations of Nassar underway even though federal investigators were on campus that year scrutinizing how MSU dealt with sexual assault allegations.

MSU administrators still have not provided to federal officials all documents related to the Nassar allegations.

The Department of Education first became involved with Michigan State in 2010, when its Office for Civil Rights offered informal guidance to university administrators as they came under media scrutiny after a female student reported that she had been raped by two Michigan State basketball players. The woman filed a federal complaint about MSU's handling of her case in 2011.

In 2014, another female student alleged that MSU had mishandled a sexual assault allegation she had made, and she, too, filed a federal complaint. Based upon both complaints, the Office for Civil Rights opened a formal investigation.

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Federal investigators visited the campus and reviewed documents in 2014. That year, a recent MSU graduate reported that Nassar had assaulted her under the guise of medical treatment. MSU campus police and Title IX investigations began. Federal investigators were not told of the allegations at the time, according to the correspondence obtained by Outside the Lines. Nassar was cleared in both investigations.

Even without knowledge of the Nassar allegations, the Office for Civil Rights investigation into how MSU handled sexual assault and gender discrimination cases ended with findings that MSU had fostered a "sexually hostile environment" on campus. Under terms of a 2015 agreement with the Office for Civil Rights to settle the findings, MSU administrators faced a litany of requirements and continuing federal oversight. One of those requirements mandated that the university provide the Office for Civil Rights notification and documentation of all prior complaints of sexual assault and harassment by a January 2016 deadline.

The records obtained by Outside the Lines show that MSU did not do so until almost a year later. Among the documents not provided by the deadline: reports made against Nassar.

On Dec. 14, 2016 -- almost three months after accusations against Nassar had been reported in the media and after MSU had fired him from his position as an associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine -- an attorney from the Michigan State general counsel's office wrote to federal officials and pointed out an "unfortunate oversight": University officials had reviewed everything they had been sending federal investigators and had determined that "we could not locate the [Nassar] file on the list. I do not know how it was missed."

The attorney, whose name is redacted from the documents obtained by Outside the Lines, apologized and speculated that the missing file could have been the result of a staff transition within the MSU Title IX office.

Although Nassar's name was also redacted from the documents Outside the Lines has obtained, sources confirmed his was the case referenced in the correspondence.

Four months later, on March 17, 2017, the Michigan State general counsel's office again wrote to the Office for Civil Rights, this time saying it had found an additional eight reports; they, too, had been "erroneously excluded," according to the email obtained by Outside the Lines. It's unclear whether those files pertain to Nassar or other MSU sexual assault cases. The author again apologized and indicated that there would be further review.

Outside the Lines has learned that MSU still has not provided the complete Nassar paperwork. On Jan. 17 -- 13 months after MSU acknowledged the "unfortunate oversight" -- an attorney with the Office for Civil Rights wrote Michigan State to further inquire about the review of those missing files, because the office had not received any additional documentation. A university attorney responded by email later that day promising an update by Jan. 31.

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday after the Outside the Lines report published that "my heart breaks for the survivors of Larry Nassar's disgusting crimes. What happened at Michigan State is abhorrent. It cannot ever happen again -- there or anywhere. Students must be safe and protected on our nation's campuses. The Department is investigating this matter and will hold MSU accountable for any violations of federal law."

MSU spokesman Jason Cody did not answer specific questions about the documents obtained by Outside the Lines but said in a statement: "MSU is committed to taking the right actions to create a culture that provides a safe environment for all of its students."

The U.S. Department of Education can impose sanctions on educational institutions for not complying with its directives, which can include restricting federal funding. If school officials do not comply, federal investigators have the option of reopening a case and potentially can refer it to the U.S. Department of Justice for enforcement.

As part of its agreement with the Office for Civil Rights, reached on Aug. 28, 2015, MSU officials had to revamp their entire administrative approach to sexual violence, harassment and gender equity issues. Regular and comprehensive notifications and updates of MSU's progress are legally required under the settlement, known officially as a "resolution agreement." The agreement effectively created a three-year monitoring period that is to end this year.

MSU officials sought to end the monitoring period early last fall as they faced Nassar-related lawsuits and widespread calls for greater administrative transparency.

"Michigan State University has adhered to its resolution agreement in good faith and completed the requisite actions, and in most respects, has gone above and beyond its requirements," the MSU letter to Candice Jackson, the OCR's acting assistant secretary in Washington, D.C., states. By sending the letter to Jackson, MSU bypassed the attorneys in the OCR regional office in Cleveland that it had been reporting to since 2010. The letter states that the university has been working with OCR officials "over an extraordinarily lengthy period of time" and that "continued monitoring is both unnecessary and inconsistent with new legal developments" that had been put in place under DeVos.

The letter states that "the university has not approached this as an exercise in 'checking boxes,' but rather has embraced this as an opportunity to drive culture change." Michigan State, the letter continues, "has implemented case management systems to provide robust data analysis and reporting, which has facilitated transparency in reporting ... ."

Nine weeks later, the OCR denied Michigan State's request, in part by citing the still-missing Nassar files and the fact that the OCR had learned of allegations against Nassar only after MSU had consented to the resolution agreement.

The OCR response accuses MSU administrators of essentially improperly arguing that the university should be let out of the agreement because the appointment of DeVos as education secretary and new guidance provided by her had rendered many of the office's prior requirements invalid. But the guidance issued in September actually states that current resolution agreements remain binding. In the letter, the OCR also reviews many of the initial findings that led to the resolution agreement in the first place.

"OCR must continue to monitor the agreement to ensure that the university addresses the issues ...," the letter states.


Lou Anna Simon, who officially resigned under pressure as Michigan State University president on Thursday, was defiant to the end, saying that as "tragedies are politicized" someone had to take the blame. Scott Olson/Getty Images
The OCR letter states that some of MSU's actions have been "insufficient to satisfy the agreement." It closes by focusing on the missing Nassar-related documentation and cites MSU's reference to it as an "unfortunate oversight."

"To date, OCR has not received any additional information with respect to the university's compliance."

When contacted by Outside the Lines on Thursday, a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Education said the agency would issue a statement later in the day.

Nassar, 54, pleaded guilty in November to 10 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with victims as young as 6 years old and was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison Wednesday, which will begin after he completes a 60-year sentence he is serving for pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. More than 150 women are now suing Nassar, Michigan State and other entities, claiming they were sexually assaulted by him.

Michigan State campus police and Michigan State's Title IX office did not formally begin investigating him until 2014 -- 17 years after the first complaint was made to a Michigan State coach. Nassar remained employed at MSU until September 2016, a few weeks after a former Spartan gymnast had filed a criminal complaint against him with campus police.


For months, Michigan State officials, including then-president Lou Anna Simon, have been criticized for a lack of transparency and for not properly handling sexual assault allegations made against Nassar. Several survivors of Nassar's abuse excoriated Simon and Michigan State during Nassar's sentencing hearing this month, repeatedly saying that MSU's inaction let Nassar thrive at MSU and that he was able to continue abusing scores of young girls and women as a result.

Nassar saw patients for 16 months at Michigan State while he remained under criminal investigation. At least a dozen young women and girls have reported to police that Nassar assaulted them after he was allowed to return to work.

Simon, who officially resigned under pressure Wednesday, was defiant to the end, saying that as "tragedies are politicized" someone had to take the blame. Further, she praised her campus police department's handling of Nassar-related matters and stated unequivocally that "there is no cover-up."
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby 08GatorBait » January 27th, 2018, 7:06 am

Report: NCAA President Mark Emmert Was Personally Informed About 37 MSU Athlete Sex Assault Cases In 2010, Did Nothing

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The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach reports tonight that NCAA president Mark Emmert was personally told in 2010 of more than three dozen reports of sexual assault committed by Michigan State athletes, but took no apparent action.

National Coalition Against Violent Athletes founder Kathy Redmond says she wrote a letter to Emmert—then new to his role leading the NCAA—after meeting with him personally to voice her concerns. Redmond provided The Athletic with a copy of the letter she sent Emmert, which includes the following:

For example, despite recent reports of sexual violence involving two Michigan State University (MSU) basketball players, one of which admitted to raping the victim, neither man was charged criminally or even disciplined by the school. An earlier report of similar violence involving two other MSU basketball players also went un-redressed. In the past two years alone, 37 reports of sexual assault by MSU athletes have been reported, but not one disciplinary sanction was imposed by school officials against any of the men involved.

That 2010 report, which Deadspin covered at the time, involved then-freshman Spartans players Keith Appling and Adreian Payne. Redmond implied to The Athletic that Emmert did not follow up with an inquiry because Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon sat on the NCAA board of governors at the time. (In Emmert’s defense, he was busy punishing Ohio State athletes and coaches for getting tattoos at the time.)
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby Jezter13 » January 27th, 2018, 12:05 pm

Don't forget how viciously he went after the University of Miami for what was a little partying and nothing more. Where he sided with a ponzi schemed criminal to try and destroy a program.

Imagine, with the same type of raining hell, had he actually gone after MSU and PSU?

The ncaa is a sham. Espn, fox sports, cbs sports, etc should be tearing apart the ncaa and those programs but nope. Too bust being angry that kid Rock is at the hockey all star game.
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby JdPat04 » January 27th, 2018, 1:28 pm

Must be because of his friendship with Saban.


He didn't want to punish Mich St and he went hard after Miami because of Miami Dolphins :dog
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby Muck FcDisney » January 27th, 2018, 4:14 pm

This is just sad. On one hand, we have the Title IX insanity; on the other, ACTUAL RAPES go unpunished. :facepalm
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby JdPat04 » January 27th, 2018, 4:33 pm

Muck FcDisney wrote:This is just sad. On one hand, we have the Title IX insanity; on the other, ACTUAL RAPES go unpunished. :facepalm


It's about to get worse for the punishment on innocents.
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby FSUKW » January 27th, 2018, 5:07 pm

Jezter13 wrote:Don't forget how viciously he went after the University of Miami for what was a little partying and nothing more.


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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby Jezter13 » January 27th, 2018, 6:06 pm

FSUKW wrote:
Jezter13 wrote:Don't forget how viciously he went after the University of Miami for what was a little partying and nothing more.


:ROFL2


Now it's all so clear.

Jameis made a mistake when he committed to FSU. He meant MSU but his eyes were so bad me ended up at the wrong of the two.


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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby Muck FcDisney » March 28th, 2018, 2:17 pm

:sick

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A former Michigan State University dean had a video on his computer of ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar abusing a patient, according to a police affidavit.

The former dean, William Strampel, was in charge of the school’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, making him Nassar’s boss. Strampel was arrested Monday on charges of criminal sexual conduct.

The criminal complaint against Strampel alleges he propositioned female medical students for sex, groped them and solicited nude photos from them. Police seized Strampel’s university computer in February and discovered “approximately 50 photos of bare vaginas, nude and semi-nude women, sex toys and pornography.” Many of the photos appear to depict Michigan State students, according to the affidavit.

“Also uncovered on Strampel’s work computer were pornographic videos and a video of Dr. Larry Nassar performing ‘treatment’ on a young female patient,” the affidavit says.

Strampel said in October 2016, two weeks after MSU fired Nassar, that he did not believe the allegations against the disgraced doctor, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.

Strampel allowed Nassar to return to work and resume seeing patients while he was the subject of a Title IX investigation. Nassar continued to abuse patients until he was fired two years later.

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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby FlatEarth » March 28th, 2018, 5:11 pm

Wow... 2 years and they didn't notice the creep continuing to do this? Fuck these satanic bloodsucking weirdos...
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby Muck FcDisney » March 28th, 2018, 8:31 pm

More: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/sto ... 447378002/

Too much of a pain to cut/paste the whole thing. :surrender
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Re: Another B1G School Being Investigated for Raping Childre

Postby FuckESPNdotCOM » January 21st, 2020, 12:44 am

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... of-hazing/
I'm going to Sandusky you.

Really screwed up if true.
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