Two more women have faced the head of dishonored trainer and convicted child molester Larry Nassar, claiming that the man he sexually assaulted them while performing medical practice exams, according to court documents on Tuesday.
Police arrested former Michigan State University dean William Strampel in late March for two misdemeanors of willful neglect in the performance of their duty, a charge of misconduct by a public official and a charge of sexual misconduct in the fourth grade after four women accused him of sexual misconduct. The latest accusations now make the total number of women accuse him of six.
According to reports, Strampel attracted the two young women to become practice practice models while he was dean of MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, according to Tuesday records from the Michigan Attorney General's Office obtained by CNN.
"Strampel performed a complete exam, which included a breast exam, an anal examination that included penetration of the anus, a pelvic exam that penetrated the vagina, and all were performed in front of a small group of medical students," Una complaint of the office stated.
One of the women who participated accused Strampel of saying that the exams "aroused him" and that he was "starting to get hard," CNN reported. Another woman accused Strampel of penetrating her vagina with her fingers before offering to enter medical school with a score of 19 on the MCAT, 6 points less than the MSU admission index for the standardized test.
Strampel is already facing accusations from four women who accuse the former dean of groping several students, as well as requesting photos of nudity and sexual acts in exchange for favorable treatment, HuffPost reported in March.
A hearing scheduled for May 3 will determine whether the new testimony of the two women will be allowed in court for the Strampel trial, according to CNN. The Michigan Attorney General's Office did not immediately respond to HuffPost's request for comment.
MSU interim president John Engler told HuffPost that "there will be no more Bill Strampels" in response to new allegations of abuse during the practice exams.
"What I'm still learning about Bill Strampel disgusts me," Engler told HuffPost in a statement. "Every time we raise concerns about the behavior of faculty and staff, we take those concerns seriously and investigate, we will not disappoint our students and employees, there is zero tolerance for abusive behavior and comments. Human Resources policies, including those governing evaluations and reviews. "
Strampel supervised the convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar while at MSU and handled a Title IX 2014 investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against the doctor. The dean allowed Nassar to continue working during the investigation, a time when Nassar continued to abuse young athletes.
Investigators have found pornographic images and videos on Strampel's computer, which included one of Nassar's sexually abusing a young athlete.
Nassar abused at least 265 children and young women during his time as an MSU and USA Gymnastics team doctor. The Michigan Attorney General's Office initiated an investigation into MSU after The Detroit News reported that over the course of two decades, at least 14 school officials, including Strampel, learned of Nassar's actions.
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