Sexual assault
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The home of the University of Michigan's president is seen on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The school says it removed a camper, tent, signs and other items that had stood in front of the president's home for months. They represented a former Michigan football player's protest against the university's handling of sex abuse allegations involving a campus doctor. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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FILE - Jon Vaughn, a former University of Michigan football player speaks to the media in Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2021. Vaughn's small blue-and-white camper, which has been parked outside the home of the University of Michigan's president since early October has been removed, Vaughn says. The former star running back for the university's Wolverines football team set up the camp to protest the sexual abuse he and more than 1,000 other students say they suffered at the hands of the university's late sports doctor Robert Anderson. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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By Mike Householder Mar. 08, 2022 09:56 AM EST

A camper and tent are shown outside the University of Michigan's Presidents House on campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. A financial payout for more than 1,000 people — mostly men — who say they were sexually assaulted by former University of Michigan sports doctor Robert Anderson is the latest multimillion-dollar settlement involving schools faced with sexual misconduct scandals. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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FILE - Utah State head coach Blake Anderson shouts to his team in the first half during an NCAA college football game against BYU on Oct. 1, 2021, in Logan, Utah. The No. 19 San Diego State Aztecs have called the Los Angeles suburbs their home for two seasons while they're building a new stadium in Mission Valley. They'll host Utah State in the Mountain West Conference championship game Saturday in Carson. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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The statue of the late University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was vandalized on Wednesday morning, Nov. 24, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Mich. The vandal referenced Schembechler's alleged knowledge of the late team doctor Robert Anderson's sex abuse of hundreds of players for multiple decades. (Sam Dodge/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)
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Georgia's Anderson released on bond 1 week after rape charge

By Charles Odum Nov. 17, 2021 08:52 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson was released from the Athens-Clarke County jail on $25,000 bond Wednesday, one week after being charged...

Florida running back Dameon Pierce (27) rushes for yardage past Georgia linebackers Adam Anderson (19) and Quay Walker (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Florida running back Dameon Pierce (27) rushes for yardage past Georgia linebackers Adam Anderson (19) and Quay Walker (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Attorney requests suspension of Georgia's Anderson be lifted

By Charles Odum Nov. 05, 2021 05:01 PM EDT

Florida running back Dameon Pierce (27) rushes for yardage past Georgia linebackers Adam Anderson (19) and Quay Walker (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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By Charles Odum Nov. 04, 2021 09:00 PM EDT

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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Baylor helmets on shown the field after an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 12, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, Baylor head football coach Art Briles addresses the media in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world’s largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, File)
Briles unpenalized but not unscathed in Baylor NCAA report

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 11, 2021 06:37 PM EDT

FILE - In the Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Baylor President Ken Starr waits to run onto the field before an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world’s largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Key dates and developments in the Baylor assault scandal

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2021 03:38 PM EDT

FILE - In the Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Baylor President Ken Starr waits to run onto the field before an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world’s largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
NCAA hands Baylor probation, fine in sex assault scandal

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 11, 2021 12:38 PM EDT

FILE - This file photo, date and location not known, provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. Former University of Michigan football players and others who say they were sexually abused by a now-deceased team doctor are expected to call for action by the University of Michigan's board as the legacy of the school's gridiron coach is being questioned over what he knew. The group has planned a news conference Wednesday June 16, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan via AP, File)
Abuse victims to seek school action on Schembechler's legacy

By Mike Householder And Corey Williams Jun. 15, 2021 04:18 PM EDT

Matt Schembechler, son of former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, participates in a news conference, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Novi, Mich. Schembechler described Thursday how he was molested and sexually assaulted by the team's longtime doctor and how his father turned a blind eye when he was told about the abuse. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Schembechler son, players say Michigan coach knew of abuse

By Corey Williams And Mike Householder Jun. 10, 2021 02:40 PM EDT

FILE - This file photo, date and location not known, provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. A son of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was among the hundreds of men who were sexually assaulted by Anderson, a campus doctor, and he will speak publicly about the abuse along with two players who also were victims in the 1970s and '80s, lawyers said Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan via AP, File)
Son of famed Michigan coach says doctor molested him, too

By Ed White Jun. 10, 2021 02:40 AM EDT