Judge dismisses criminal charges against former Michigan State University president regarding Larry Nassar case
FirstpostA judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon, who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 as they tried to learn what she knew years earlier about sexual assault complaints involving Larry Nassar. Detroit: A judge dismissed criminal charges on Wednesday against former Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon, who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 as they tried to learn what she knew years earlier about sexual assault complaints involving Larry Nassar. “The testimony and documentary evidence shows that no one remembers communicating with Dr. Simon about Dr Nassar in 2014,” the judge said. Investigators, he noted, “interviewed hundreds of people and searched through thousands of pages of documents.” In his 24-page opinion, the judge criticized the veteran detectives who interviewed Simon, saying they repeatedly missed opportunities to clarify questions during their meeting, which occurred three months after she had abruptly resigned as Michigan State’s president.