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Another former patient reports abuse by Nassar after MSU cleared him

January 22, 2025
<p>Support ribbons at the “Understanding the Trauma of Sexual Assault and Supporting Survivors" discussion on Oct. 29, 2018.</p>

Support ribbons at the “Understanding the Trauma of Sexual Assault and Supporting Survivors" discussion on Oct. 29, 2018.

Disgraced ex-Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by another former patient, who told university police she was assaulted in a key period between MSU’s investigation of Nassar and the end of his practice.

The patient said she was groped and molested by Nassar repeatedly over the summer of 2016, just months before the then-renowned sports doctor was exposed in newspaper reporting, arrested, and criminally charged.

That puts this survivor into a key group of patients who were abused at MSU after the university investigated Nassar and cleared him of wrongdoing.

That 2014 investigation left out key evidence, swaying the results in Nassar’s favor, according to recent State News reporting. The survivor in that case told The State News that they wonder how many people were victimized because the university botched the inquiry.

Memos by MSU attorneys suggest that around 30 patients were abused at the university after the flawed 2014 investigation, according to a copy obtained by The State News. But that number only includes those who filed civil lawsuits before the 2018 settlement with survivors.

The new report shows how the scope of Nassar’s known misconduct continues to expand as new victims keep coming forward, sometimes even decades after their abuse. In 2023, another former patient told MSU Police about abuse by Nassar that began in 2006.

The patient in the new report said that over multiple appointments, Nassar became more and more inappropriate. He started with uncomfortable groping of her breasts and eventually molested her, all under the guise of medical treatment.

She went to MSU Police in February 2024. A police report detailing the interactions was released to The State News last week in response to a public records request, following months of delays from the university.

The case was referred to the Michigan attorney general, as is the university’s practice with new Nassar claims.

Nassar is currently serving an effective life sentence for numerous county charges of assaulting young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment and federal child pornography charges.

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