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Ex-MSU dean, Nassar boss William Strampel facing neglect of duty, criminal sexual conduct charges
Former Michigan State University dean and Larry Nassar boss William Strampel is facing four charges, including neglect of duty by a public official, court records show.
Strampel was arrested on Monday and is expected to be arraigned on the charges at 2:30 p.m. today.
► A common law violation. That is defined by state law as "Any person who shall commit any indictable offense at the common law, for the punishment of which no provision is expressly made by any statute of this state, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than five years or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both in the discretion of the court."
► A felony charge of criminal sexual conduct, fourth degree, force or coercion.
► Two misdemeanor charges of willful neglect of duty by a public official.
The misconduct in office charge carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison. The sexual assault charge is a high court misdemeanor, which means it carries a two-year maximum sentence. The willful neglect of duty charges carry a one-year maximum.
A Lansing-area judge approved the warrants for the charges this morning.
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In an affidavit filed with the court, police said Strampel did not follow through with protecting students and athletes after a Title IX case put restrictions on Nassar.
"Despite his representation of his (and the College) intended response to the allegations against Nassar, Strampel did not actually enforce or monitor the protocols, nor did he alert other employees in the sports medicine clinic about the existence of the protocols, let alone order that they be followed with respect to Nassar," the affidavit said.
The CSC charges don't relate to Nassar, but rather to Strampel's behavior as dean. It says that during the college's annual ball in 2010, he approached a woman from behind and grabbed her right buttocks. The woman didn't report it then, she told police, because she "did not want to be thrown out of medical school."
A forensic examination of Strampel's work computer found about 50 photographs of "bare vaginas, nude and semi-nude women, sex toys, and pornography," according to the affidavit.
He also solicited nude photos from at least one student.
Strampel served as dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2002 until December, when he stepped down for medical reasons.
Nassar, 54, the MSU doctor accused of molesting dozens of female students and athletes, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison on child pornography charges and is incarcerated at a high-security federal prison in Arizona. He also faces a 40- to 175-year sentence issued in Ingham County and a 40- to 125-year sentence in Eaton County, where he was charged with 10 sexual assaults. Those sentences will not begin until he finishes the federal sentence.
The arrest comes as the attorney general has called a news conference for noon Tuesday. A news release said Special Prosecutor Bill Forsyth will provide an update on his investigation into MSU at the news conference.
Nassar, once a highly regarded MSU osteopathic physician who provided medical care to Olympic athletes and scores of youth gymnasts, is now a convicted felon who is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for multiple sexual assaults.
Interim MSU President John Engler started the process in February of stripping Strampel of his tenure and firing him for his failure to enforce special protocols put in place for Nassar following a 2014 sexual assault investigation.
“William Strampel did not act with the level of professionalism we expect from individuals who hold senior leadership positions, particularly in a position that involves student and patient safety,” Engler said in a statement released by the university at the time. “Further, allegations have arisen that question whether his personal conduct over a long period of time met MSU’s standards. We are sending an unmistakable message today that we will remove employees who do not treat students, faculty, staff, or anyone else in our community in an appropriate manner."
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