Fire Assistant AD Paul Schmidt Now.
Victims Say He Knew About the Sexual Abuse
of Dr. Robert Anderson.
And He Let It Continue.
Prevent This Abuse From
Ever Happening Again.
Sign the Petition
Victims of Dr. Anderson have alleged that, as head trainer, Paul Schmidt was aware of the sexual abuse by Dr. Robert Anderson.
Under a new University of Michigan policy, Schmidt would have to report any abuse that he heard of, and for not complying with that rule, he would be fired.
Fire Paul Schmidt Now.
". . . get used to that . . ."
“A student athlete from the 1980s and 1990s alleges that head trainer Paul Schmidt told the student athlete to ‘get used to that’ when he complained about Dr. Anderson’s examinations.”
" Mr. Schmidt held "
Dr. Anderson in high regard . . .
“Mr. Schmidt told us he does not remember making such a comment. He did know at the time that Dr. Anderson performed digital rectal examinations, but Mr. Schmidt assumed they were appropriate and never thought that Dr. Anderson abused any patient. Mr. Schmidt held Dr. Anderson in high regard; accordingly, if a student athlete had questioned the appropriateness of Dr. Anderson’s examinations, Mr. Schmidt would have given Dr. Anderson the benefit of the doubt.”
" . . . I went in for an infection"
and he said drop my pants . . .
“Mr. Schmidt is familiar with allegations that student athletes who saw Dr. Anderson for a cold ‘had to drop their pants.’ He believes that Dr. Anderson may have been checking their lymph nodes for signs of an infection. Mr. Schmidt recalls that student athletes would say, in sum or substance, ‘I went in for an infection and he said drop my pants,’ and Mr. Schmidt would explain that Dr. Anderson was making sure there were no enlarged lymph nodes. The medical experts we consulted all agree that it was not the standard of care at the time to check lymph nodes in the groin area when examining a patient for a common cold.”
Source: WilmerHale Report, Page 52
