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Michigan universities seek delay on Nassar-inspired bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan’s 15 public universities are asking the state Legislature to delay voting on bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, expressing concern about measures that would retroactively extend the time victims would have to file lawsuits and remove an immunity defense for governmental agencies.

Michigan seeks changes to abuse reporting law after Nassar

LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan is looking to shore up its law that requires certain people to report suspected child sexual abuse to authorities to address gaps that were exposed after disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting female athletes.

The Latest: 1st male athlete sues over Nassar abuse

LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Latest on the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal (all times local):

Olympic star Raisman files suit against USOC, USA Gymnastics

Aly Raisman spent months urging the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics to get serious about taking a long hard look into how Larry Nassar’s abusive conduct was allowed to run unchecked for so long.

University leader hired amid Nassar fallout to donate salary

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Former Michigan Gov. John Engler will donate his salary while serving as Michigan State University’s interim president amid fallout over a now-imprisoned sports doctor who sexually assaulted female athletes.

Congressional panel releases answers to Nassar inquiries

LANSING, Mich. (AP) USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee and Michigan State University have responded to initial inquiries from Congress regarding their handling of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.

No charges for dad who tried to attack Larry Nassar in court

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) No charges will be filed against a man who tried to attack former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom.

US senator: Give me 'five minutes' with Larry Nassar

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow says it’s too bad that court officers stopped a Michigan man from punching disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar.

Victims' dad apologies after lunging at Nassar in courtroom

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) A distraught father seething over sexual abuse suffered by three daughters tried to attack former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom after a judge rejected his request to confront the ”demon” in a locked room, a stunning rush that reflected the anguish felt by parents who trusted him with their children.

The Latest: Judge: Victims' father tries to attack Nassar

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) The Latest on the final sentencing hearing for disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local):

The Latest: Nassar victim accepts apology from police

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) The Latest on a Michigan police department’s apology to a victim of sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local):

Victim to Nassar: 'What you did to me was twisted'

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) More women and girls are giving victim statements or having them read in a Michigan courtroom in a third sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar, the disgraced former gymnastics doctor who has been convicted of molesting people under the guise of medical treatment.

Michigan AG seeks university emails, texts in Nassar review

LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants Michigan State University to turn over all emails and text messages related to disgraced campus sports doctor Larry Nassar that were sent to or by 20 current and former school officials.

USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign under pressure

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The remaining members of the USA Gymnastics board of directors will resign under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee after the USOC threatened to decertify the organization if it didn’t take more strident steps toward change amid the fallout from the scandal surrounding former team doctor Larry Nassar.

A look at the fallout from sports doctor scandal

Numerous people have been fired or forced out of jobs in the wake of the widening scandal involving once-renowned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who was ordered to serve decades in prison for molesting some of the sport’s top athletes and others. The latest was Michigan State University athletic director Mark Hollis, who announced his retirement Friday. Nassar worked for both Michigan State and USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body.

The Latest: Michigan State AD Mark Hollis steps down

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Latest on the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University (all times local):

AP News Guide: Nassar scandal far from over despite sentence

LANSING, Mich. (AP) A decades-long sentence for Michigan sports doctor Larry Nassar ensures he won’t be free again. But the conclusion of an extraordinary seven-day court hearing doesn’t close the book on the scandal.

Nassar deemed 'serial' sex abuser; investigations ongoing

LANSING, Mich. (AP) Once-renowned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listened silently as a prosecutor deemed him ”possibly the most prolific serial child sex abuser in history” and a judge sentenced him to decades in prison for molesting some of the sport’s top athletes, capping an extraordinary hearing during which more than 150 women and girls described his abuse.

Doctor's letter elicits groans, gasps in packed courtroom

LANSING, Mich. (AP) After Larry Nassar offered a brief apology to the women and girls that he molested, the judge who sentenced him read aloud from a letter that the gymnastics doctor had written to her. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina quoted the letter with disdain and tossed it aside when she was finished. The audience in the courtroom gallery gasped and groaned upon hearing some of the doctor’s comments. Here are a few excerpts as read from the bench:

Michigan State President Simon resigns in wake of scandal

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation Wednesday amid outcry over school’s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar.

Judge uses Nassar's letter to question his sincerity

LANSING, Mich. (AP) The sentencing of former sports doctor Larry Nassar concluded in dramatic fashion Tuesday when he apologized to victims only to see a skeptical judge question his sincerity – by reading excerpts from a letter he had recently written to her.

US Olympic Committee announces investigation amid scandal

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Saying the Olympic family had utterly failed to protect its own, the chief executive officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee announced an independent investigation Wednesday intended to determine how the sexual abuse attributed to former USA Gymnastics sports doctor Larry Nassar could have gone on as long as it did.

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