Dr. Robert Anderson was a physician at The University of Michigan from 1968 to 2003. He died in 2008. Victims have reported that he sexually assaulted college athletes to whom he was supposed to give physical exams.

According to a press release issued by the University, the sexual abuse claims leveled at Anderson are “disturbing and very serious” and include allegations of unnecessary and inappropriate intimate exams by the doctor of male college athletes over a three-decade period. Since February 2020, more than 100 victims are reported to have contacted the University to tell the stories of their abuse at the hands of Dr. Anderson.

Dr. Anderson’s victims may include former Michigan football and hockey players, wrestlers, and other athletes. The University began investing Dr. Anderson after “after a former student athlete wrote to Athletic Director Warde Manuel in July 2018 to detail abuse during medical exams by Anderson in the early 1970s.” According to the University’s Statement, “during the course of the investigation, detectives interviewed dozens of people and identified several individuals who described incidents of sexual misconduct by Anderson.” The acts took place as far back as the 1970s, and even until the 1990s.

Victims may bring claims even though the abuse occurred many years ago. In 2018 Michigan passed a law that extends the time period for victims of sexual assault and abuse to bring legal claims.