Ex-Wrestler Files First Lawsuit in Michigan Abuse Case

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The first of an anticipated 11 lawsuits has been filed in federal court against the University of Michigan over its handling of alleged claims that a now-deceased team physician sexually abused students and student-athletes.

As reported by The Associated Press, the alleged victim wrestled on scholarship for the Wolverines from 1984 through 1989. According to the lawsuit, the alleged victim sought Robert Anderson's medical attention dozens of times, at which point Anderson "sexual assaulted, abused, and molested Plaintiff, by non-consensual digital anal penetration and excessive genital fondling and manipulation under the guise of medical treatment."

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