Four Key Sports Law Implications of the Larry Nassar Scandal
Posted Jan 21, 2018
The fallout of the USA Gymnastics scandal involving serial child molester Larry Nassar, who served as national medical coordinator for USA Gymnastics from 1996 to 2004 and a professor at Michigan State University from 1997 to 2016, will extend far. This article outlines four ways the fallout could impact sports and the law. 1. Nassar will be going to prison for a long, long time.
(Sports Illustrated)
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