Former university president Lou Anna K. Simon was appointed in June 2004, but her tenure began to unravel in August 2016 when ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar was accused of—and eventually convicted of—sexual assault.
Though Simon denies knowing about Nassar's crimes until 2016, she was recently arraigned for lying to investigators about when she became aware. According to court records, Simon became aware in 2014—during the Title IX investigation brought about by Amanda Thomashow's complaint.
