The University of Michigan Pays $490M To 1,000 Victims Of Sexual Abuse

The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $490 million to more than 1,000 people who said that a team doctor had sexually abused them, the New York Times reported.

Photo Insert: The University of Michigan Stadium. College sports have become fertile ground for sexual predators, with doctors and coaches accused of molesting male and female athletes alike.

The agreement, among the largest ever by an American university to settle allegations of sexual abuse, was reached this week and made public on Wednesday morning, Jan. 19.

If the deal materializes, it would be a sweet victory not only for the victims but also for the whistleblower, a former student who wrote to Michigan’s athletic director and reported misconduct that dated to the 1970s.

College sports have become fertile ground for sexual predators, with doctors and coaches accused of molesting male and female athletes alike.

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