A year ago today, Larry Nassar was sentenced to an effective lifetime in prison
LANSING – It's been a year since Larry Nassar was sentenced to an effective lifetime in prison after hundreds of women came forward and said he sexually assaulted them under a guise of medical treatment.
The Michigan Attorney General's investigation into Michigan State University remains ongoing. Three people, former President Lou Anna Simon, former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine William Strampel and former gymnastics coach Kathie Klages all were charged in connection with the Nassar investigation.
Although its investigation is not complete, the AG's office released a scathing report detailing its findings in December. The report said the university’s “culture of indifference and institutional protection” contributed to hundreds of women and girls being sexually abused.
The report detailed how the AG's office said MSU officials tried to stonewall the office's investigation, and refused to release 177 documents that prosecutors are still fighting in court for. East Lansing District Court Judge Richard Ball will determine whether the documents MSU wants kept private will be released, MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said.
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Nassar's appeals
Nassar has appealed his sentences in Eaton and Ingham counties, where he was convicted of a combined 10 counts of sexual assault, and in federal court, where he had a 60-year conviction for child pornography.
The Michigan Court of Appeals has agreed to hear arguments about Nassar's appeal, partially related to Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina's conduct during his seven-day sentencing hearing in January 2017.
At the end of the hearing, on Jan. 24, she said she had signed his "death warrant" before sentencing him to 40 to 175 years in prison.
Eaton County
Nassar will not be allowed to be resentenced in Eaton County, Circuit Court Judge Janice Cunningham ruled in September. He was sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison.
U.S. District Court
In August, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed U.S. District Judge Janet Neff's decision to sentence Nassar to 60 years total in prison for three child pornography convictions.
Nassar is serving this sentence first, and will have to complete it before moving on to the two state sentences.
What's still pending?
Kathie Klages
Klages, a former MSU gymnastics coach, is facing two charges of lying to police about her knowledge of Nassar's abuse. Two gymnasts said they told Klages in 1997 about Nassar sexually assaulting them.
Klages faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
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Lou Anna Simon
Simon also is charged with lying to police officers about not knowing about Nassar's abuse prior to 2016. She faces four counts of the charge, two felonies and two misdemeanors.
Simon has maintained that she did not know about allegations against Nassar until 2016.
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William Strampel
Strampel is facing a felony misconduct in office charge for using his position to "harass, discriminate, demean, sexually proposition, and sexually assault female students," according to court records.
He's also charged with sexual assault and two counts of willful neglect of duty related to actions during and after Nassar's 2014 Title IX investigation.
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John Geddert
Almost a year after a criminal investigation of former gymnastics coach John Geddert began in the wake of Nassar's sentencing hearing, Eaton County law enforcement has not finished investigating him.
The sheriff's office sent its case to the prosecutor's office before Thanksgiving for review, and prosecutors asked for more information. Geddert used to own gymnastics club Twistars.
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A timeline of Michigan State leadership
- Jan. 24, 2017: President Lou Anna Simon resigns amid mounting criticism of MSU's handling of the Nassar case
- Jan. 31, 2017: Interim President John Engler is appointed
- Jan. 16, 2018: Engler resigns
- Jan. 17, 2018: Satish Udpa takes over as MSU acting president
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