The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach who was accused of lying to investigators about her knowledge of sexual abuse complaints against Larry Nassar in the 1990s.
Michigan State University students call on board to release Nassar-related documents
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EAST LANSING, MI – Several speakers at the Michigan State University Board of Trustees meeting Friday called on the board to release 6,000 pages of records protected by attorney-client privilege in the Larry Nassar investigation.
Last month, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the state was halting its sex abuse probe in the Nassar case because the board refuses to release those documents. Both the university and a judge claimed that the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege.
“I am tired. Survivors are tired. The MSU community is tired, but we are wide awake to your deceptive maneuvers,” said Danielle James, an MSU student and president of Women’s Council at MSU. “It is the lack of transparency and compliance that allowed Nassar to continue his predatory actions for so long, and it is the duty of the Boa
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