A Sex Abuse Settlement Has Been Reached At The University Of Michigan.

A Sex Abuse Settlement Has Been Reached At The University Of Michigan.

The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $490 million (£360 million) in damages to more than 1,000 largely male former students who claim that sports doctor Robert Anderson sexually abused them.

After 15 months of negotiations, lawyers revealed a settlement over allegations dating back to the 1960s. One person expressed his belief that the deal will offer "justice and healing."

Anderson, who died in 2008, was accused of abusing patients during routine medical exams.

Anderson was dead, and none of his alleged crimes came inside the state's six-year statute of limitations, according to a police probe initiated in 2018.

In 2020, Mark Schlissel, the president of the University of Michigan, apologized on behalf of the university to anyone who had been hurt by the doctor.

An independent assessment commissioned by the university last year revealed that employees had missed numerous opportunities to halt Anderson throughout his tenure there, which spanned from 1966 to 2003.

A total of 1,050 persons will receive a share of the $490 million settlement, with $30 million set aside for any future accusers.

"This has been a long and difficult journey, and I believe this settlement will bring justice and healing to the many brave men and women who refused to be silenced," said Parker Stinar, the victims' lawyer.

Anderson was accused of performing unnecessary rectal and testicular examinations on a number of occasions.

Former members of the Wolverines, the university's famous American football team, are among those who have accused him of abuse.

Gilvanni Johnson, one of them, said at a press conference last year: "I didn't trust doctors after my experience at Michigan. I have difficulty with trust, relationships, and intimacy."

In 2018, another Michigan university, Michigan State University, agreed to pay $500 million to hundreds of women who had been molested by disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is currently serving a prison sentence for his crimes.

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