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Documented role Individual connection
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Larry Nassar TO
Michigan State University Former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics sports doctor
Published connection; see individual profile for legal status · 2016–2018
Source & dates Nassar sentencing — Michigan Public ↗
News reporting · Source date: 24 Jan 2018
Added 1 Oct 2026 Updated 1 Oct 2026
Open individual profile Documented role Case-wide context
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Lou Anna K. Simon TO
Michigan State University case record The archival biography records her term; MSU published her resignation statement on the sentencing date.
University leadership · President, 2005–24 January 2018
Source & dates MSU archives: President Lou Anna K. Simon ↗
University leadership record · Source date: Publication date not confirmed · Undated archival biography; checked 1 October 2026.
Added 1 Oct 2026 Updated 1 Oct 2026
Documented role Case-wide context
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John Engler TO
Michigan State University case record MSU identifies Engler as interim president in the settlement and payment record.
University leadership · Interim president appointed 31 January 2018
Source & dates MSU appoints John Engler interim president ↗
Institutional statement · Source date: 31 Jan 2018
Added 1 Oct 2026 Updated 1 Oct 2026
Documented role Case-wide context
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Rosemarie Aquilina TO
Michigan State University case record Imposed a 40–175-year sentence. This was a sentencing proceeding, not dismissal of the survivors’ allegations.
Court decision · Ingham County sentencing · 24 January 2018
Source & dates Nassar sentencing — Michigan Public ↗
News reporting · Source date: 24 Jan 2018
Added 1 Oct 2026 Updated 1 Oct 2026
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