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MSU still a cesspool

posted 4 years ago by whoanelly (1587)
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From Rachael Denhollander’s book:

“Under intense pressure, MSU eventually requested that the Michigan attorney general review the situation for potential crimes related to the handling of the Nassar scandal. MSU then withheld critical information, claiming attorney-client privilege; intentionally copied attorneys on internal communications so they could invoke attorney-client privilege; and responded to many of the AG’s document requests either with silence or by sending a deluge of irrelevant documents, such as their policies for dealing with bed bugs in dorm rooms.[36]
At the time of this writing, three high-ranking officials at MSU have been criminally charged. Kathie Klages and Lou Anna Simon were indicted for allegedly lying to investigators about prior warnings of Larry’s behavior. Larry’s boss, Dean William Strampel, was charged with criminal negligence in his supervision of Larry, as well as criminal sexual conduct with medical students. Reporters and investigators eventually discovered that Dean Strampel’s MSU personnel file contained accounts of his own abusive and harassing behavior, while his work computer contained photos of nude MSU students and their genitalia, images prosecutors say he solicited from students. His response to allegations against Larry, and his failure to supervise him, made a lot more sense when these details became public”

Excerpt From
What Is a Girl Worth?
Rachael Denhollander

[–] whoanelly (1587) 4 years ago

“Other high-ranking officials at MSU resigned without acknowledging any failures, but many of the employees who were involved remained employed without sanctions. Among these were the athletic trainers who were told of Larry’s abuse; the Title IX coordinators who first cleared him; and the MSU police detective who did not interview any outside medical expert during the 2014 investigation of Larry, despite a request from the county prosecutor.[38] Several employees received promotions. MSU has yet to answer the questions I posed in my impact statement, or admit even one misstep. At the time of this writing, they have still refused to allow investigators to evaluate any failures beyond criminal failures, though most of what allowed Larry to abuse for decades wasn’t illegal.”

Excerpt From
What Is a Girl Worth?
Rachael Denhollander

[–] whoanelly (1587) 4 years ago

“Survivors, particularly Kaylee and I, endured repeated attacks by MSU and USAG leadership. A reporter told me that, behind closed doors, MSU spokesman Jason Cody had said I was in this for the money. Reporters also found private emails between John Engler and leaders at MSU, speculating that I’d “manipulated” survivors for monetary kickbacks.[39] At about the same time, I received a message from Kaylee and her mom: Had I met with John Engler? During a private meeting, Engler asked Kaylee to tell him how much money she wanted. Would $250,000 be enough? When Kaylee told him she was looking for accountability and reform, not a payout, he told her she should tell him how much she wanted because I’d met with him and demanded a specific dollar amount.[40] I was shocked as I read Kaylee’s account of their conversation, and I told her the truth: I had never met with him and certainly never demanded money. Publicly Engler said simply that his “interpretation and memories” of the meeting differed from theirs.[41] Yet MSU suggested in internal emails that Kaylee had been spreading “false news,” and implied that survivors were willing to say anything for money “But when we entered mediation a short time later, MSU’s first offer matched the exact number Kaylee publicly reported Engler had offered her in their meeting.”

“We discovered that, while MSU was refusing to meet with survivors, they’d paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to PR firms to monitor survivors’ social media accounts.[43] Survivors told me that both MSU and USAG hired private investigators—not to find out what allowed Larry to abuse for decades, but rather to track and discredit his victims. One woman told me her past boyfriends had been contacted, another that her identity as a survivor had been disclosed to her boss by a private investigator, and a third told me that an investigator had threatened her with a subpoena if she refused to disclose the names of other victims. (A private investigator has no such power.)”

Excerpt From
What Is a Girl Worth?
Rachael Denhollander