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The statue peers forward, his stance aggressive. His headset in one hand and game plan in the other, he could be stalking the sidelines, looking for a way to beat Ohio State. It stands in front of the building named for him Schembechler Hall, home to the football program whose foundations are rooted in the mythology surrounding Bo Schembechler, Michigan football s most storied coach.
Twenty-seven miles to the northeast, Bo s son, Matt, stood in front of media members Thursday afternoon to tell the world he was sexually assaulted in 1969 by a football team doctor, told his dad about it and nothing was done.
The son of legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler will share with the public that he is among those sexually abused by former team doctor Robert Anderson.
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University of Michigan administrators knew about Robert Anderson s sexual assaults on athletes and students since the start of his tenure at the school in the 1970s, but did not act, causing decades of pain, a new report found. A senior University administrator was told about Dr. Anderson’s misconduct several times between 1978 or 1979 and 1981 but did not take appropriate action, the law firm WilmerHale wrote in a lengthy investigative report commissioned by the university and released Tuesday. Concerning information was also shared with other University personnel. Although the information these individuals received varied in directness and specificity, Dr. Anderson’s misconduct may have been detected earlier and brought to an end if they had considered, understood, investigated, or elevated what they heard.