PBS NewsHour

Analyzing the University of Michigan sexual abuse settlement

Clip: 01/19/2022 | 5m 18s  | Video has closed captioning.

The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement with former athletes and students who say they were sexually abused over decades by long-time university physician, Dr. Robert Anderson. Anderson died in 2008. Last year, a university-commissioned investigation concluded that Anderson “engaged in a pervasive, decades-long destructive pattern of sexual misconduct.” John Yang reports.

Aired: 01/19/22

Rating: NR

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