William Strampel, the former Michigan State University dean who oversaw Larry Nassar, faces four criminal charges — one felony and three misdemeanors — for alleged misconduct both related to and separate from Nassar’s sexual abuse, reports MLive.
William Strampel, the former Michigan State U. dean who oversaw Larry Nassar, faces four criminal charges, according to local reporters.Michigan State U.
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William Strampel, the former Michigan State University dean who oversaw Larry Nassar, faces four criminal charges — one felony and three misdemeanors — for alleged misconduct both related to and separate from Nassar’s sexual abuse, reports MLive.
William Strampel, the former Michigan State U. dean who oversaw Larry Nassar, faces four criminal charges, according to local reporters.Michigan State U.
The charges include one count of misconduct of a public official, a felony; one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a misdemeanor; and two counts of willful neglect of duty, a misdemeanor, according to MLive. Citing an affidavit filed in support of the charges, the news organization reported that four alleged victims say Strampel harassed them, and in one case groped two female students.
According to MLive, investigators in February found dozens of photos of nude women as well as pornographic videos and a video of Nassar with a young patient on a computer in Strampel’s office.
Ever since Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting hundreds of young women, questions have swirled around who at Michigan State knew what about his abuse. Strampel responded to a complaint against the physician by mandating that he have a chaperone present when he was with patients.
Within a year the university lost two chief executives — Lou Anna K. Simon, sank by the scathing, heart-rending testimony of the sports doctor’s scores of victims, and John M. Engler, whose interim presidency ended amid a backlash over his bare-knuckled tactics.
But according to MLive, Strampel did not tell Nassar’s colleagues about that requirement. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Strampel said publicly in 2016 that he did not believe the allegations against Nassar.
Strampel was dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2002 until December, when he stepped down, citing medical reasons. Michigan State moved to fire him last month. “William Strampel did not act with the level of professionalism we expect from individuals who hold senior leadership positions, particularly in a position that involves student and patient safety,” said the university’s interim president, John Engler, at the time.
The office of Bill Schuette, the state attorney general, is conducting an investigation into how the university handled the Nassar scandal. The charges against Strampel are the first criminal charges to come from the inquiry. The office planned to reveal more information in a news conference at noon on Tuesday.
