Jail Time For Ex-MSU Dean With Oversight Of Larry Nassar

MICHIGAN — The former dean who oversaw Larry Nassar at Michigan State University was sentenced Wednesday.

William Strampel, the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s ex-dean, was convicted of neglect of duty and misconduct in office two months ago and was acquitted of the more serious criminal sexual conduct charge, WDIV reports.

On Wednesday he was sentenced to one year in Ingham County Jail.

He faced up to five years in prison on the felony misconduct conviction, which stems from a charge he used his public office to sexually harass students. He also was convicted of willfully neglecting to monitor Nassar.

Strampel was the first person charged after Michigan’s attorney general launched an investigation in 2017 into how Michigan State handled complaints against Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting patients and possessing child pornography, WDIV reported.