Lawsuits: UM Athletic Trainers Were Told About Abuse

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Lawsuits filed earlier this month on behalf of former University of Michigan football players claim multiple instances of sexual abuse by late athletic doctor Robert Anderson were reported to three different athletic trainers, but the physician continued to practice at the university for years.

As reported by mlive.com, one plaintiff was 17 years old in the late 1970s when he endured his first examination, which included Anderson fondling his genitalia and penetrating his anus digitally. This was repeated during a physical the following year, and the athlete made “a non-specific complaint” about Anderson’s exams to an athletic trainer, the lawsuit says.

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