Larry Nassar victims sue Michigan State for withholding documents

FILE PHOTO: Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands in court during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook//File Photo

(Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Thursday by former Michigan State University athletes victimized by Larry Nassar alleges that its trustees voted in secret to withhold thousands of documents related to the disgraced team doctor in violation of state law.

"We contend that board members made a behind-closed-doors secret decision not to release the records in blatant violation of the Open Meetings Act," Azzam Elder, a lawyer for the victims, said in a statement.