U.S. gymnastics doctor's boss at Michigan State charged with sex crime


William Strampel (L), a former dean at Michigan State University and former supervisor of convicted USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, is arraigned on video by Judge Richard D. Ball in the 54B District Court in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

DETROIT (Reuters) - A former Michigan State University dean, who supervised the doctor at the centre of the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal, was himself charged on Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct involving medical school students.

A student at the College of Osteopathic Medicine accused William Strampel, 70, of forcible sexual contact, prosecutors said in papers filed in state district court in East Lansing. Prosecutors said other students also accused Strampel of sexual misconduct.

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