A former dean who had oversight of sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University was found guilty of neglect of duty and misconduct in office but acquitted on a more serious criminal sexual conduct charge.
A former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University was found guilty Wednesday of neglect of duty and misconduct in office but acquitted on a more serious criminal sexual conduct charge.
Strampel, 71, had been accused of abusing his power to sexually proposition and harass female students for years and not enforcing patient restrictions imposed on Nassar following a 2014 sexual misconduct complaint. Jurors acquitted him of felony criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, a charge that could have sent him to prison for up to 15 years, for grabbing the buttocks of one student at a fundraising ball.
Due to Strampel's lack of follow-up, Nassar was able to commit a host of additional sexual assaults against patients until Nassar was fired two years later, prosecutors have said. Strampel left the courthouse without commenting. His attorney, John Dakmak, said it"speaks volumes" that jurors"saw through a lot of allegations that fell flat."During Strampel's trial , multiple former medical students testified about sexual comments and innuendo he made during one-on-one meetings — saying they did not report the inappropriate behavior because of the power he had over their futures in medicine. They accused him of staring at their breasts.
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