MSU starts sending Nassar docs to attorney general

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University officials announced Friday that they have begun the process of releasing long-withheld documents on the school's investigation into convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar to the Michigan attorney general's office.

According to a press release from the university, the first of thousands of documents relating to the investigation were sent to Attorney General Dana Nessel's office earlier in the day.

The university held onto some Nassar documents for years, claiming attorney-client privilege but MSU's board of trustees waived attorney-client privileges of the documents at a Dec. 15 board meeting.

"The university is committed to a trauma-informed approach throughout this process," the school said in its release. "This includes working closely with the attorney general’s office to ensure the handling of the documents prioritizes confidentiality and privacy.

"The document transfer process will happen in several batches as the documents become ready after appropriate review and redactions are completed. The goal is to have this process completed in its entirety by the end of March."

It hasn't been clear what exactly is going to be released, and what redactions are expected. A message was left for the attorney general's office.

But the attorney general's office will receive documents they've been pursuing since 2018, when Nassar received an effective life sentence.

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