As Nassar Sex Assault Case Unfolded, MSU Coach Stayed Quiet

LANSING, MI – As the Larry Nassar sexual assault cases unfolded over the past months, one person who has remained quiet and out of the spotlight has been former Michigan State University gymnastics coach Kathie Klages. The Detroit News chronicles Klages' involvement with Nassar and her silence in the case.

Many gymnasts who testified during sentencing hearings for Nassar, called out Klages for ignoring their claims of abuse at the convicted doctor's hands. The News article details how prior to Klages stepping down in February 2017 as coach, she "passionately defended" Nassar and his practice, but during a later interview with a Michigan State investigator said she felt “completely duped” by Nassar.

The News' report comes just days after William Strampel, the ex-dean of Michigan State's medical college and Nassar's former boss, was charged with preying on students.

Read the full article in The Detroit News

File photo: Larry Nassar is led from the courtroom after being sentenced by Judge Janice Cunningham to 40 to 125 years in prison for three counts of criminal sexual assault in Eaton County Circuit Court on February 5, 2018 in Charlotte, Michigan. Nassar has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 150 girls and young women while he was a physician for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University. He is currently serving a 60-year sentence in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Last month a judge in Ingham County, Michigan sentenced Nassar to an 40 to 175 years in prison after he plead guilty to sexually assaulting seven girls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)