Univ. Michigan (football) doctor abuse accusations over 4 decades

[underpants]

Bo Schembechler's son says his father knew about University of Michigan doctor's abuse

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31599673/bo-schembechler-son-says-father-knew-michigan-doctor-abuse

A son of former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler said he told his father that former team doctor Robert Anderson molested him during a physical exam in the 1960s and that the revered coach ignored the complaint and went out of his way to make sure Anderson kept his role with the team.

Anderson worked at the University of Michigan from 1966 through 2003. During the majority of his time at the school, he worked closely with the athletic department, treating athletes' injuries and conducting annual physicals. Hundreds of former patients -- many of them former Wolverine athletes -- now say that Anderson sexually abused and harassed them in a variety of ways during the treatment of routine medical issues. In interviews and court documents, Anderson's former patients say the doctor assaulted them, fondled them and made an array of inappropriate sexual comments, among many other examples of misconduct. Bo Schembechler died in 2006. Anderson died in 2008.

Anderson continued to treat Michigan's athletes for more than 30 years. Nearly 900 of his former patients have retained legal counsel and claim they were abused by him. Matt also has hired an attorney and is suing the university.

"He was a great coach and made a lot of people happy. He made a ton of money for the University of Michigan filling that stadium up. He provided, for most of those kids that played for him, a great experience. Maybe it was the greatest experience of their life," Matt told ESPN. "I think he was a horrible human being."

[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. Welcome to the club, says Ohio State.

It's definitely strange to imagine some of these gigantic guys being the target of a sexual molester.

The molestation is weird and sick enough, of course, but it seems to mostly happen to the most physically vulnerable.

[underpants]

4. Obviously Penn State too. Giant coaches bigger than the school

can get away with anything. This Anderson guy was apparently there from pretty much the beginning with Bo. Sandusky with JoePa. No one could stand up to them especially football players who’s careers were completely at the will of these coaches.

[waddirum]

10. and Michigan State University

physician Larry Nasser.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Size has little to do with it, especially in a highly exploitative environment such as big-name

college football.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. Indeed, as the evidence keeps showing. nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. Too much stressed on sports in college and high school.

Schools are supposed to be about education.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Agreed.

"The future depends on what you do today."
~ Mahatma Gandhi


~ Michigan weight room

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Scour Schembechler's name from that campus.

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[fishwax]

8. Apparently Larry Nassar worked under this doctor while getting his degree at UM

[underpants]

9. Oh ugh.

for sure