MSU: Woodruff confirms timeline for Nassar document release
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan State University Interim President Teresa Woodruff has confirmed the impending transfer to Michigan’s Attorney General of thousands of pages of documents related to the Larry Nassar scandal.
“MSU’s Office of General Counsel has met with the Attorney General office, and have mutually determined that the document transfer process will begin in late February,” Woodruff said Thursday at the meeting of the MSU Board of Trustees.
Nassar, 60, the ex-U.S. women’s gymnastics team doctor was sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison after he admitted to molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment. He was accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls.
This past December, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to release the documents. The decision came following years of public pressure on the university from Nassar survivors, advocates and others.
The Board declined several requests over the years to release the remaining Nassar documents.
“As outlined in the resolution that the Board of Trustees passed on Dec. 15, 2023, the university is in the process of developing and implementing a comprehensive, trauma-informed plan that will support survivors who are impacted by the release of the documents,” Woodruff said at the meeting Thursday.
Woodruff went on to say: “Part of this plan will include the university hiring an individual to facilitate and coordinate efforts between our campus partners who are instrumental in providing support to our survivor community, which includes a relationship violence and sexual misconduct expert advisory workgroup, center for survivors, our Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance, and others.”
Michigan State has been criticized for its handling of the Nassar investigation and its dealings with survivors in the aftermath of his arrest and conviction. The school has settled lawsuits filed by Nassar victims for $500 million.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WLNS 6 News.
