By BEAU YARBROUGH | Press-Enterprise | April 13, 2018
UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox on Friday denied allegations he ignored sexual harassment and abuse while he was provost at Michigan State University, saying he was unaware of his associate’s behavior.
William Strampel, the former dean of MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was arrested March 26 as part of an investigation into how former sports doctor Larry Nassar was able to sexually abuse more than 250 girls and women while at the university, including many members of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team.
It is the worst sexual abuse case in sports history.
Last year, Nassar pleaded guilty to molesting patients and possessing child pornography. He will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Strampel is the first person besides Nassar to be charged in connection with the case. He is charged with harassing, propositioning, sexually assaulting and soliciting pornographic videos of female students. He’s also accused of not keeping an eye on Nassar after MSU cleared the doctor in 2014 of inappropriate sexual behavior with a former student.
Complaints from students and faculty members about Strampel came up in a review process eight years ago.
In a 2010 letter in Strampel’s personnel file, obtained in part by the Detroit News, Wilcox wrote that Strampel would stay medical school dean after the review.
“Our several discussions over the past several months have reinforced my commitment and that of Dean Strampel to advancing the goals of the College within the broad mission of Michigan State University,” Wilcox wrote.
On Friday, Wilcox released a written statement saying he was unaware of Strampel’s behavior and expressing regret for Strampel’s alleged victims...
Full story at https://www.pe.com/2018/04/13/uc-riverside-chancellor-kim-wilcox-denies-ignoring-sexual-harassment-abuse-complaints-at-michigan-state/
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