University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims
Source: AP
By JEFF KAROUB, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and KATHLEEN FOODY
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Five former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, the university says, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Andersons actions over several decades made him a sexual predator.
A spokesman acknowledged Wednesday that some university employees were aware of accusations against the doctor prior to a 2018 complaint that led to a police investigation.
It is our understanding from the police investigation that there were rumors and some indication that U-M staff members were aware of Dr. Andersons inappropriate medical exams, said spokesman Rick Fitzgerald.
Robert Julian Stone told The Associated Press that Anderson assaulted him during a medical appointment at the universitys health center in 1971. Stone said he alerted university officials last summer, inspired by the national #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct.
In this Jan. 20, 2020 photo, Robert Julian Stone looks over his medical records in his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Stone, a former University of Michigan student, alleges that the late University of Michigan Athletic Department physician Robert E. Anderson sexually assaulted him during a medical examination in 1971. (Kim Kozlowski/Detroit News via AP)
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