Timeline

Timeline

1986

• Nassar joins the USA Gymnastics national team medical staff as an athletic trainer.

1992

• According to police report, Nassar accused of assaulting a 12 year old girl at a gymnastics facility near Lansing, MI while he was a medical student at MSU.
• According to law suit filed by victim Erika Davis in 2018, Nassar drugs, rapes, videotapes and impregnates her, a 17 year old field hockey player at the time. The rape is then covered up by campus police and MSU athletic department.

1993

• Nassar graduated from Michigan State University with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree

1997

• Nassar completes a primary care sports medicine fellowship at MSU. 
• Nassar begins working as team physician at Holt High School.
• Nassar becomes an MSU team physician and assistant professor.
• A parent raises concerns to coach John Geddert about Nassar, but Geddert doesn’t notify police, according to a lawsuit filed in 2017.

1998

• A student-athlete at MSU reports concerns about Nassar to trainers or coaches, but the university “failed to take any action” as a result, a lawsuit later claims.

2000

• A second student-athlete at MSU reports concerns regarding Nassar to trainers or coaches, but the university “failed to take any action” as a result, according to a lawsuit filed in 2017.
• Nassar attends Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, with USAG.
• Nassar sexually abuses 15 y/o Rachael Denhollander during treatments for lower back pain; Denhollander later filed a criminal complaint against Nassar.  

2004

• The victim in Nassar’s Ingham County charges tells her parents about the sex abuse but they do not report it to police, according to court records.
• A victim reports Nassar to her parents and local law enforcement, Meridian Township Police
• Nassar receives or attempts to receive images of child pornography, according to a federal indictment unsealed in 2016.
• Brianne Randall-Gay reports Nassar to police and has rape kit processed.  Police meet with Nassar and determine that his actions were a legitimate medical procedure.

2014

• MSU clears Nassar of any wrongdoing three months after a recent MSU graduate complains he sexually assaulted her during a medical examination for hip pain in March of 2014.
• Nassar retires as USA Gymnastics Medical Coordinator, but remains team doctor for women’s artistic gymnastics.

August 4, 2016

• The Indianapolis Star publishes a lengthy investigation into USA Gymnastics and its handling of sexual abuse complaints over decades.

August 29, 2016

• Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander files a criminal complaint against Nassar with MSU Police. She alleges that in 2000, at age 15, she was sexually abused by Nassar during treatments for lower back pain.

August 30, 2016

• MSU relieves Nassar of clinical and patient duties.

September 8, 2016

• A former Olympic medalist, Jamie Dantzscher files a civil lawsuit in California, alleging sexual abuse by Nassar from 1994 to 2000.

September 12, 2016

• In an Indianapolis Star report, Denhollander and Dantzscher publicly accuse Nassar of sexual abuse.

September 20, 2016

• MSU fires Nassar from his position as an associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Their statement: “Larry Nassar was reassigned from his clinical and patient duties Aug. 30 immediately after the university first received notice of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Over the past week, the university received additional information that raised serious concerns about Nassar’s compliance with certain employment requirements. Those requirements were put in place by the university after a 2014 investigation into alleged misconduct by Nassar, and information was received that indicates those requirements were not consistently met. The university also learned Nassar was not forthcoming when questioned about other previous allegations.”

October 6, 2016

• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announces his office will review accusations against Nassar at the request of MSU Police.

October 27, 2016

• A civil lawsuit filed by a 24-year-old former gymnast (in Los Angeles) claims that Nassar repeatedly sexually abused her when she was on the team from 2006 to 2011. The lawsuit also accuses the Karolyis of abusive behavior, claiming Bela and Marta Karolyi abused athletes and allowed Nassar to sexually abuse the gymnasts as long as he didn’t turn them in to the police.

November 10, 2016

• It was reported that there were at least 42 reported instances of sexual assault occurring in areas Nassar worked.  Nassar was also facing additional lawsuits related to sexual abuse along with former associates, Bela and Marta Karolyi, former US Olympics national team coordinators.

November 21, 2016

• Nassar was charged with criminal sexual conduct against a child under the age of 13. Online court records in Ingham County showed three charges were filed against Larry Nassar. The alleged incidents occurred in 1998. The records didn’t indicate whether the charges involve one victim or more.

November 22, 2016

• Nassar is charged in Ingham County with three counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13. Facing up to life in prison if convicted, he pleads not guilty and is freed on $1 million bond. At a press conference announcing the charges, officials say they have received about 50 complaints from victims alleging sexual abuse by Nassar.

November 29, 2016

• Lawyers for 13 women and girls have told Michigan State University that they plan to sue the school over sexual assaults.

December 16, 2016

• Nassar is indicted on federal child pornography charges. Officials claim Nassar had received or attempted to receive images of child pornography in 2004, and possessed child pornography between 2003 and 2016.

December 21, 2016

• Former MSU student files lawsuit against Nassar, MSU. The lawsuit alleges: During the course of Nassar’s treatments, Nassar allegedly inserted “his bare, ungloved and unlubricated hand into her vagina.” When the victim reported Nassar’s disturbing “treatments” to the MSU training staff she was allegedly told that Nassar was a world renowned doctor and that his “inter-vaginal adjustments” were legitimate medical treatments.
• Nassar is denied bond on the federal charges.
• Special Agent Rod Charles of the FBI testified that several search warrants were executed to search Nassar’s home. During the search, agents found a hard drive and a plastic bag with several computer disks in a trash bin outside of his home that hadn’t been collected. Some of the disks were labeled with Nassar’s name. He also testifies that investigators found at least 37,000 images and videos of child pornography on hard drives seized during a search of Nassar’s home.

December 23, 2016

• As of this date, around 60 women had come forward with allegations against Nassar.

January 10, 2017

• Eighteen victims file a federal lawsuit against Nassar, MSU, USA Gymnastics and John Geddert’s Twistars gymnastics club, alleging sexual assault, battery, molestation and harassment between 1996 and 2016. The lawsuit alleges that twice — in 1999 and 2000 — victims raised concerns to MSU coaches or trainers and that the University conducted no investigations. The lawsuit also alleges that in 1997 a parent raised concerns to Geddert, who didn’t report them to police. Finally, according to the lawsuit, allegations were made to the Meridian Township Police Department in 2004, but no actions were taken.

January 24, 2017

• Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs suspends Nassar’s medical licenses. The department says it received three complaints against Nassar – on Sept. 12, Sept. 15 and Dec. 22 – all after he became a figure in the USA Gymnastics scandal.

January 26, 2017

• Police in Texas confirm they are conducting a sexual assault investigation related to Nassar.
• Gary Jewell, an attorney for Bela and Martha Karolyi, said Texas Rangers showed up at their famed Karolyi Ranch as part of the investigation.

January 27, 2017

• Michigan State athletes ordered to not speak out about former MSU and USA gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar.
• A motion filed looked to add a current MSU scholarship athlete to a federal lawsuit against Nassar. The athlete claimed Nassar sexually assaulted her for several years. She and her teammates have been told by Michigan State to not take any questions from the media or police regarding the matter.

February 8, 2017

• Nassar was charged with destroying digital images and documents related to an investigation of his alleged sexual abuse of patients and possession of child pornography.

February 13, 2017

• MSU coach, Kathie Klages is suspended.

March 17, 2017

• A MSU Title IX investigator completed an internal investigation prompted by a complaint made in September 2016 that Nasssar sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl during medical appointments in 2000. The report concluded that, based on the preponderance of the evidence standard, Nassar violated University policy by sexually assaulting the girl.

April 6, 2017

• A state disciplinary board revoked Nassar‘s medical license for at least three years and required him to pay $100,000 before reapplying, according the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

April 27, 2017

• MSU confirms that three more internal Title IX investigations determined Larry Nassar violated University policy.

July 11, 2017

• By this time, Nassar was accused of sexual assault by 119 women by trial.
• Nassar pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges of acquiring and possessing more than 37,000 images of child pornography.

August 2, 2017

• The federal lawsuits against MSU, USA Gymnastics, Twistars gymnastics club, Nassar and others entered a mediation phase. The mediation phase, during which a settlement could be reached, was later extended into December.

October 18, 2017

• McKayla Maroney comes forward as a Nassar victim.

November 10, 2017

• Aly Raisman comes forward as a Nassar victim.

November 22 & 29, 2017

• Nassar pleaded guilty to 22 counts of criminal sexual conduct of the first degree in Ingham and Eaton counties.

December 7, 2017

• Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison on child pornography charges.

December 14, 2017

• MSU’s Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, William D. Strampel, stepped down from his position for medical leave.  he was accused of failing “to report sexual about about which they knew or should have known.”

January 5, 2018

• State Attorney General Bill Schuette has decided to launch an investigation into Michigan State University and how it handled the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case.

January 23, 2018

• NCAA opens investigation into how MSU handled accusations against Nassar

January 24, 2018

• Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on sexual assault charges. The hearing was expected to last four days with 88 victim-impact statements. More women and girls came forward to speak, and in total 156 women and girls made statements over seven days.
• Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon resigns. The resignation came hours after Nassar was sentenced and amid several calls for Simon to resign.

February 5, 2018

• Judge Janice Cunningham sentences Nassar to 40 to 125 years in prison in Eaton County, bringing an end to his criminal cases (total of three).

February 26, 2018

• The US Department of Education released a press statement announcing it will launch a new Title IX directed investigation into MSU’s handling of sexual assault reports against Nassar with the Federal Student Aid office at MSU.

March 26, 2018

• Strampel was arrested for one charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct – a high court misdemeanor which could carry up to two years in prison – and a felony count of misconduct in office and two misdemeanors willful neglect of duty as a public officer.

May 2018

• The Karolyis quietly file suit against USA Gymnastics and the USOC, saying their name has been ruined by the scandal and demanding they be indemnified against Nassar-related legal actions.

May 16, 2018

• MSU agrees to a $500 million settlement with the hundreds of women and girls who say Nassar sexually assaulted them.

August 23, 2018

• Kathie Klages was charged with two counts of lying to a peace officer during the course of the investigation into Nassar.  Klages was charged with a felony and misdemeanor.

August 30, 2018

• NCAA announces MSU has been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into the handling of accusations against Nassar

September 5, 2018

• Justice Department’s Inspector General launches investigation into how FBI handled sexual assault claims against Nassar by US Gymnasts
• Another 100 new victims of Nassar’s sexual abuse came forward.

October 18, 2018

• Former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny was arrested on a warrant for tampering with evidence in an investigation into Nassar’s possible sexual misconduct at a gymnastics camp.  He allegedly ordered the removal of documents from the camp, a third-degree felony.

November 5, 2018

• USOC moves to decertify USAG

November 20, 2018

• Simon was charged with lying to the police as part of an ongoing investigation into MSU’s handling of Nassar.  She was charged with two counts of lying to a peace officer in a violent crime investigation, a four-year felony, and two counts of lying to a peace officer in a four year or more crime investigation, a high-court misdemeanor with a maximum of two years.

December 5, 2018

• USAG files for bankruptcy

December 20, 2018

• Indiana AG is investigating USAG

December 21, 2018

• Special Prosecutor William Forsyth said MSU redacted and withheld documents, made false public statements, and was primarily concerned with its image and reputation.  Forsyth said MSU handed over irrelevant documents, and the university redacted or didn’t release documents because of claims of attorney-client privilege.  The Attorney General’s Office said their investigation found that 11 MSU employees were told about Nassar’s abuse.

March 15, 2019

• 51 women file suit against USOC for failing to prevent sexual abuse by Nassar & other coaches

April 12, 2019

• Strampel was charged with an additional count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.  Five photographs were admitted in support of allegations that Strampel propositioned female students for nude photographs in return for allowing them to graduate.

June 12, 2019

• Strampel was convicted of misconduct in office and of two counts of willful neglect of duty.  He was found not guilty of charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

September 5, 2019

• The Office of Civil Rights determined MSU violated Title IX regulations by failing to respond to reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault by Nassar and Strampel.  MSU would pay a $4.5 million fine for their reporting failures.

February 14, 2020

• Kathie Klages was found guilty of two counts of lying to police.

May 13, 2020

• Simon’s charges were dismissed by an Eaton County Judge.

July 20, 2020

• The Attorney General’s office filed a claim to appeal the dismissed charges of Lou Anna Simon.

August 4, 2020

• Former MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages gets 90-day sentence and 18 months of probation.

August 5, 2020

• Senate passes the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

September 21 , 2020

• NCAA tells State Supreme Court the USOPC has no legal duty to protect athletes from sex abuse

October 1, 2020

• Bill to reform USOPC and protect athletes is approved by Congress (Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act)

October 9, 2020

• USOPC sues its insurance carriers

January 15, 2021

• USA Gymnastic’s Safe Sport Legal Counsel leaves the organization

January 21, 2021

• Calls for resignation of MSU trustee Brianna Scott over handling of Larry Nassar survivor fund